it does make calls!

About the whole Apple stalling thing… We all know they do it – and you know what – it’s our faultthey do! If we all put up a fight and didn’t buy it until it was right then they’d never make the money to make it right. Apple have the money yes but they’d burn out fast if they released all their tricks at once. So – it’s evolution. The annoying thing is that us ever wanting humans can see further than our arms reach. So take a breath and let’s all just chill I guess The iPad will/is good enough. Now I’m off to water my veggie patch then to the beach for a wave – lifes other good things!

Sure, so was hitler some would say.

“I think it is a pretty clever strategy to stage the product in the long-term and they have done it with nearly every product that way…”

Have fun buying 4 iterations of everything Apple releases before it does what everything else already does!

“How is it conceivable that NO ONE on the iPad design and production team missed this SMALL detail!…”

They didn’t miss it, Steve says it’s either too confusing or no good for his marketing scheme, so you the use don’t get one! Just like all the other obvious things iCrap doesn’t do or support.

“Until then, don’t even talk to me about the iPad, since it’s nothing but an enlarged iPod/iPhone from 2-3 years ago!”

Bingo!

” Even if I have to get a bigger purse…”

Yes, get yourself a bigger purse (man purse if necessary) for your oversized iPhone that doesn’t make calls. Hey, at least you can enjoy your 4:3 video on something that large LOL

iPod Touch V2 did have Bluetooth even if it was not announced and on the tech specs at the beginning, and it was activated only with iPhone OS 3.0.

iPad does have the necessary space on the bezel and connector on the motherboard apparently, so it’d not be surprising that it’ll have also the webcam hardware, but it may or may not have the necessary software support at launch time.

Apple has NEVER build the best piece of technology. The first version of the iPhone was not that great in my view (which is why I waited for the 3GS). But Apple is a genious in paying attention to little details, which makes it fun to work with. And that is enough for many early adopters.

When Apple will launch the next version in a couple of years, “obvious” features will be included so some people will say “Now they are getting it right” and they will buy it then.

I think it is a pretty clever strategy to stage the product in the long-term and they have done it with nearly every product that way.

Obviously Job’s grey matter has succumbed to alzheimer’s; and the condition is highly contagious.

How is it conceivable that NO ONE on the iPad design and production team missed this SMALL detail!

Ok so the iPad can do everything under the sun but it won’t allow any video-conferencing, or permit you to make skype video calls, or let you take a picture, or invite you to shoot a video and upload it to youtube!

What was going through Apple’s genius brains??!

How can the iPhone and iPod have a built-in camera but NOT the iPad.

This is beyond comprehension but obviously not beyond ignorance.

If there is a REALLY, REALLY, REAAAALY GOOD REASON why the iPad does NOT have a built-in web-cam I’d love to hear it!

Until then, don’t even talk to me about the iPad, since it’s nothing but an enlarged iPod/iPhone from 2-3 years ago!

Job, your iPad is LAME!

I’m afraid that’s also my position. But I’ve not touched an iPad yet.

iPad in theory might not win over buyers in throngs, as it does look like a fat iPhone, and might have earned irrational statements like “overpriced picture frame comes to mind”, but we all know it’s not.

I suspect I will quickly find three-ish things I can do, and more importantly, want to do on the iPad that I can’t do on my iPhone/iTouch or my Mac, that will justify integrating it into my life (most likely at home, not on the go).

What I think that Apple has calculated for (and what I think Apple _knows_) is that the iPad is going to absolutely KILL when users try out their favorite iPhone/iTouch apps on the iPad. Game over: “I’ll take one”.

Combine that experience with the iPhoto app and iWorks, and who knows what else is in the UI and built-in apps that will capture our imagination, and the iPad will gain traction, and likely _evolve_ into a new way that Mac users look at personal computing on a daily basis.