What specifically about the iPad was disappointed you?
Was it a) because it was not quite ready for prime time, and subsequent updates fixed it, or was it b) because it simply didn't (and still doesn't) have features you wanted?
When the answer is a), that shows a product was rushed and not ready i.e. the Surface RT from the sounds of this review.
I don't think the choices you offer me are mutually exclusive. A product can also feel rushed because it lacks important features. The first iPad seemed very polished: I could scroll the screen and it was super smooth. It's just that I wanted to do much more than scroll the screen super smoothly. I still have an iPad but I use a Chromebook much more. Makes so much more sense even though it has a very plastic and may seem "rushed" to some, it works for me.
> A product can also feel rushed because it lacks important features.
I agree, when those features are (were) available and cost effective at the time of release, AND they are in fact added at a later date, which somewhat proves they probably should have been added in the first place.
i.e. Complaining the first iPad was "rushed" because it didn't include 4G/LTE is nonsense.
By that measure, I honestly can't think of an Apple product in the last 5 years that was "rushed", where-as it seems the Surface RT was/is.
