If the iPad and its successor devices free these people to focus on what they do best, it will dramatically change people’s perceptions of computing from something to fear to something to engage enthusiastically with. I find it hard to believe that the loss of background processing isn’t a price worth paying to have a computer that isn’t frightening anymore.
In the meantime, Adobe and Microsoft will continue to stamp their feet and whine.
via speirs.org
The end of this article sums it up nicely. Maybe the geek in me is quietly protesting the iPad, too, despite my philosophical mind understanding the overall beauty of a device that will ultimately be more accessible to people. I’m sure I’m going to get frustrated with the simplicity sometimes while I use it. But then the support calls from family and friends will become less frequent, and that will make me happy, I’m sure.
Knowing that the iPad is going to frustrate the hell out of companies like MS and Adobe (and the old-school tech snobs they represent) is an amusing thought.
