Then again most of the apple lovers are clueless about technology and just like how pretty the product looks.

There is a reason why us programmers don’t use apple products…they are for pansy arty polka dots.

What does he mean to say that apps must be “updated” to work on the iPad. No clue. OS 3.0? Doesn’t explain.

As others point out, yes there is video output. That was known on the second or third day.

For the rest, the writer is giving his own unsupported opinion. No flash? Good.

No multitasking? If it is as quick as it is supposed to be, won’t matter. Click between the apps.

This article should be viewed mostly as a prime example of the “straw man” concept.

The article also missed some other problems, like the lack of a video camera for video conferencing. Also, how difficult would it be to put in support for an SD card so users can add more memory? The user interface for apps also still sucks (why can’t we have folders to organize apps?)

But the article also did get a lot of things wrong. The main thing it got wrong is this device is NOT intended to be a laptop replacement. It’s a light-weight tablet.

It’s also NOT just a large iPod Touch. Sure, it’s backwards compatible with iPod Touch devices, but it has unique features (like the larger screen) that will allow for its own more capable applications (like the email etc. built in). These will differentiate it from the iPhone, which can still focus on it’s better mobility.

The article is correct there is no multitasking. However, there is easy application switching. For example, if I run email, then go to the web browser, BOTH applications remember where I was. When I go back into them, I pick up where I left off. That’s more important than multitasking. If you want multitasking, install VNC on it and use it as a monitor to access your desktop computer.

I’m not an Apple Fanboy. I have never bought an Apple product (but won an iPod Touch I use daily). I’m not going to buy the current iPad. But when iPad G2 comes out, if it supports flash and java and has a camera, then I might be tempted to buy it.

Multitasking. Most people rarely need it.

What Apple didn’t mention -I don’t know what they didn’t mention, and neither does the author of this tripe. We’ll find out when they start selling, and I expect there will be lots of good things they failed to mention as well

As always, mac baiters rarely do any research, and have to invent misinformed rumours to spread their words

I strongly recommend that anyone interested in the iPad do his/her own research on the subject (since it is obviously clear that the author of this article didn’t).

And, for what it’s worth, I consider omitting flash from the iPad a feature, not a detriment. Having flash based advertisements consuming my battery would be detriment. Flash is the web of the past. HTML 5 is the web of the future. Hats off to Apple for looking forwards rather than backwards.

The one I wanted to point out was regarding multi-tasking. Apple has limited 3rd party multitasking, but has not limited multitasking of its own applications on the iPhone OS. So, in the author’s example, there wouldn’t be any problem multitasking between iWork and Safari.

The author is basically just making things up. In my book, this either makes him a fabulist (like Aesop) or an outright liar.