No.
Perhaps you’re perplexed, begging to ask me “but why not?” And I shall say this: It doesn’t replace or consolidate any gadget I already own. It’s not great at creating content. And it doesn’t multitask (make me coffee.) So be gone, pad of Apple!
TIME magazine summed it up as such: “It mutes you, turns you back into a passive consumer of other people’s masterpieces.” I’m already on that dangerous path with this infrequently updated blog.
What do others say?
- Cory Doctorow: Why I won’t buy an iPad and think you shouldn’t either
- Danny O’Brien: CD-ROMs and iPads
- B. Imei Hsu: Why you don’t want an iPad
- Charlie Brooker: I hate Macs
Yet we all know that I’m a sucker for these things (see Nook.) As antidote, I’m watching the following video on eternal repeat.
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