Apple’s IPad Bet Requires ‘Leap of Faith’ From Buyers (Update2)
• BloombergApple Inc., looking to succeed where rivals like Microsoft Corp. failed, is betting that consumers are finally ready for tablet computers, even if they have to do without some features.
These guys are sharp. First they sold you on phones that could do more and more. New stuff. Then they re-invented the Sony Walkman and sold you that. It did a little more than a Walkman. Now they are selling you computers that do less and less.
Ah but you see, they explain, this new device fills the gap between your desktop, your laptop, your phone/ipod/camera/PDA and your other PDA and your wristwatch. And the satellite radio in your car and the DVD movie player in the back seats of your car.
You know, that yawning chasm in your technological footprint that you didn't know was there. Until now.