finding of the day : ipad is overrated

so as you guys know just yesterday (or the day before, cant be bothered), ipad is released for sale Singapore. while im very skeptical on apple products, i decided to suspend my judgment and do some research. to my horror (or rather, expected), it seems that apple is just running out of ideas on what to sell, they (ipad, iphone, ipod touch) are almost the same.

below i will give a brief (and little bit biased) explanation on why i feel that ipad is overrated (just like other products)

1) Design

This is probably what irks me most, look at this, first there was ipod touch


make it bigger and you will get an iphone


make it even bigger, taddaaa! you get an ipad!
Seriously man, if im Steve Jobs, i swear i would have sacked ALL the designers in my company, i paid you a bloody few thousands per month and you can only come out with ONE design? (except that it got bigger and bigger).

ok Jobs, tell you what, sack them all, employ me instead, i dont need a monthly salary like those moneysucking-design team of yours, just pay me money for each design ok?

so i thought after all your triumph in the entertainment industry, i thought you might want to make it bigger (literally), so right, heres iTV for you.


and Jobs, just in case you might want to venture into furniture industry, heres one for you, iTable


2) Hardware

It bothers me very much that, after taking a closer look at their specs (ipod touch, iphone, ipad), i am very surprised that all 3 of them share almost the same specs, which again prove me right that apple products grow in size, thats all.

3) Function

This is the second most important factor that makes me dislike apple products (RIGHT behind design). so to sum it up briefly here's the basic functions of an...

ipod touch: music, video, gaming, application, web surfing
iphone: music, video, gaming, application, web surfing, call (ipod touch + call function)
ipad: music, video, gaming, application, web surfing, ebook (ipod touch + ebook function)

oh yea you can attach a keyboard to ipad and makes it a desktop, now thats HELPFUL

to those that had camped overnight outside the apple stores to get your hands on ipad, congratulations! you got scammed! =D

WHAT...
THE...
F**K

cant you guys see that apple is obviously trying to leech money out of us by adding more functions to the basic ipod touch and call it a new product to sell? wake up guys!

Conclusion: after this very long post, you must have thought i hate apple to bones, while thats true to some extent, i have to agree that ipod touch and iphone are quite good (infact ive thought of getting an ipod touch, and still thinking about it). however, at this rate this is going, with the almost identical design/specs/functions, i cant help but feel that apple products are walking towards the path of being the most overrated gadget ever.

PS: iThermometer anyone?

Comes with LCD screen, 2 USB ports, able to surf web, listen to music, and watch video. with a 3.5mm audio jack for ear piece.