Is not always what I need.
I read an article in our local press today which stated that 500 business’ in the Tauranga area have reordered the Ipad from a local Apple retailer. It did not state what type of business’ wanted them or what for. And thats what intrigues me. The ipad is untested and unproven in business. It may well be a great too and a wonderful boon to some types of business. I can envisage great things for web workers and many creatives. I have had a good look and so far can find no hugely compelling reason for me to switch from a mac book to an Ipad. Which apart from the slate capability has less power, memory and storage than the mac book.
So what is it each of these 500 wish to achieve? To be honest I doubt they know. They just want one and want to be one of the first to have one. Want not need.
Will the Ipad revolutionize their business? Wil it provide more apps than their Iphone? Will it actually provide an ROI? For some yes, eventually. But for many it will be a toy and a toy which they will get annoyed with when they realize it does not play flash and that the web according to the Ipad is a bit like swiss cheese; as Steve Rubel playfully put it here in one of his posts about using his Ipad.
Dont get me wrong I want an Ipad too, it would be fun, or the rumoured Google backed Android slate. But do I NEED one right now?
No, I dont need one so I wont be pre ordering one. And I will only buy one when it can be justified as improving my workflow and my income.
