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iPad announcement sidenotes

  1. Despite buying Placebase in October 2009 the iPad still uses Google Maps. I was hoping we wouldn’t have to wait until June to see what that brings to the table.
  2. Similarly to the original iPhone’s ugly chin, 3G connectivity requires an ugly plastic window that even wraps around to the front. Look for the 3G picture here.
  3. ‘iPad’? Really? To me, that’s evidence not enough women work at Apple.

I’ll reserve final judgment until I’ve used one, but despite a certain appeal of an Apple-designed e-book reader, an LCD display seems far from ideal for reading (for photos/videos, sure). After years of reading text on an LCD screen I can say it’s OK at best. eInk or real paper is far better than another LCD screen.

By Pat Skinner

I make apps.
I love empowering people with tech, saving time, and delivering delight.
Piano player and German speaker.

One reply on “iPad announcement sidenotes”

[…] One thing noteworthy: evidence of a supposed Google-Apple conflict recently discussed ad nauseam by segments of the online tech community is nary to be found in this release. The Places features still uses Google Maps. While this was far easier for the developers to implement, I’m now more curious why Apple bought PlaceBase last year, (mentioned before). […]

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