“Bill Gates ‘Disses’ the iPad,” reports Paul McDougall of InformationWeek in a 2/11/10 article. What else can Gates say after admittedly saying that his company “didn’t aim high enough” to top the iPhone.
According to the article, Gates says Apple’s new gizmo lacks features needed for everyday computing and has no regrets for not coming up with something similar.
Although Gates isn’t the only iPad critic, other observers have knocked the device for its lack of a camera, phone functionality, and Flash support. To me, it sounds like a bunch of folks caught with their preverbal ‘pants down;’ or (in the case of Flash) unwilling to evolve a product to meet the ever growing technical demands of the market.
In 2007, eLifespaces recognized the evolution of PAN (personal area networks) and it’s far reaching benefits to individuals and set out to provide insights in the product development of these new devices. Over the past two years, a multitude of electronic manufacturers have been modifying their products to integrate with iPods and other PAN devices. Although these product modifications have taken on a more physical element, eLifespaces in its release of eController captured the essence of these PAN devices by maintaining their mobile nature and allowing you to control the world around you! What Gates and other won’t admit publically is that the iPad catapults the PAN evolution for end users.
“So it’s not like I sit there and feel the same way I did with the iPhone where I say, ‘Oh my God, Microsoft didn’t aim high enough,’” said Gates.
Some time ago we reported that iPads will change the landscape of audio visual and electronic system integrators. We certainly understand the significance of these products more so than the general public. Publishers also see the impacts. Those in the entertainment industry see it as well. It’s just hard to believe that Gates comment, “It’s a nice reader, but there’s nothing on the iPad I look at and say, ‘Oh, I wish Microsoft had done that,’” is heartfelt.
Tags: ESC Forward Looking, iPad, New Technologies
I wonder what the Gates crowd will be saying when video telephoning (conferencing) is the next feature to be introduced on the iPad. Walk before you run. This is why Microsoft can’t do it – they need to sprint out of the gate, typically falling 20 yards down the track.
Stylus, iPad, and leather portfolio. Sounds like a portable office by day, entertainment station by night.