tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480704540309659677.post878893462089715475..comments2010-09-21T15:28:44.962+01:00Martin Hamiltonnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480704540309659677.post-15821353347707839842010-09-21T15:28:44.962+01:002010-09-21T15:28:44.962+01:00Best Buy&#39;s CEO says &quot;internal estimates showed that the iPad had cannibalized sales from laptop PCs, especially netbooks, by as much as 50%&quot;. For more info, see this Wall Street Journal article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703376504575491533125103528.htmlMartin Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12640838667301026751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480704540309659677.post-39973576844597660342010-07-26T10:20:34.144+01:002010-07-26T10:20:34.144+01:00I&#39;m in two minds on this, it&#39;s something I&#39;ve been considering - as you&#39;re aware. I can see them replacing laptops for on campus usage very very soon, although until students click that you don&#39;t actually need a laptop for them, they will continue to have laptops at home (tho&#39; that creates backup issues). <br />The guardian had an excellent article on the potential of interactive books http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jul/03/marcus-du-sautoy-apps-books<br />I don&#39;t think the ipad is the solution to the worlds ills, yet. It needs a camera (skype etc), Pages isn&#39;t up to scratch (I gave up writing some stuff in it). There also needs to be more alternatives, with everything going through the App Store, there&#39;s little opportunity for say, Open Office, and as much as I like iWork, it&#39;s not industry standard.<br /><br />The Flash argument I think is a red herring, what&#39;s Apple&#39;s real reason? Are they introducing their own version? <br />BSphenodonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10357903421720269659noreply@blogger.com