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Funny Thing about opinion of non users.

Virtustructure 31st Aug 2010

I will be the first to admit the iPad is a luxury expensive product. Even on hesitated buying one because of the price.

Apple products have never been about price. There about conveniance and ease of use. Plus the lack of bugs and crashes is a lot more appealing as well.

But after having for a few months now, I can absolutely say this is the future. Prices will come down, and functionality is far superior.

I own a IT Consulting firm and have been a life long Microsoft Admin. Once I got the Ipad and downloaded some good apps you can do way more with this then you could ever do with a PC. The better part is, it's intuitive and you can get the apps much easier.

Flash can be a slight issue as I run into sites every once in a while that require flash. But in the long run, Flash does run like crap and should be ditched for a standard instead of a commercial option.

Keyboard is awsome on the ipad, I rarely find myself caring about no keyboard because the keyboard is the exact size I need. I also like keyboards before this on mobile devices, hence why I was not sold on the iphone. But keyboard is barely needed and the bluetooth keyboard auto syncs to it when I walk back into the office and want to use it. Not to mention that my Air display automatically makes it a second monitor if I want that aswell.

The active directory integration has never been an issue with apps like file browser etc. In reality you will all be using a simular product in 5 years max as you will look back and realize you were just creatures of habit and didn't extensively test it before critizing.