I agree with the article, but I understand the reaction here. HN is a group of very smart people, and logical genius, that despise the power of emotions.
Human beings are not machines, and one of the most important things is how they feel. Apple knows that,that is what marketing is all about and this means for me that Ipad is going to be a success because:
1)When you rotate the screen, it feels responsible instantly.
2) When you touch, it feels responsible again because of the hardware accelerated touch screen.
3) People could use it to write without making sounds(silence).
4) No cables, no strings, it just "feels right" like a physical notebook.
5) No ugly keyboard.
6) No limits in the orientation.
7) First serious computer you can rotate to read a book right, when you use a laptop and rotate for changing the aspect ratio ugly keyboard gets on your way.
I'm happy for the ipad, it means computer competitors that don't get it will just copy it, like the iphone.
Human beings are not machines, and one of the most important things is how they feel. Apple knows that,that is what marketing is all about and this means for me that Ipad is going to be a success because:
1)When you rotate the screen, it feels responsible instantly.
2) When you touch, it feels responsible again because of the hardware accelerated touch screen.
3) People could use it to write without making sounds(silence).
4) No cables, no strings, it just "feels right" like a physical notebook.
5) No ugly keyboard.
6) No limits in the orientation.
7) First serious computer you can rotate to read a book right, when you use a laptop and rotate for changing the aspect ratio ugly keyboard gets on your way.
I'm happy for the ipad, it means computer competitors that don't get it will just copy it, like the iphone.