iPotatoes need iPad

My theory regarding the slacker-ization of America & Apple:

Apple offers you the ability to "Rip Mix Burn" your own music mixes
and people left their iPod on shuffle. Apple says ok, here have an
iPod Shuffle and software generated Genius mixes.

Apple creates iMovie to let you edit your own movies and people mostly
ignore it and Apple sells movies on iTunes and makes iPods able to
show them.

And now, the iPad. Yes, it can let you read books but early reports
show few books being bought. Add in the total lack of iPads I have
seen on the train and all I can conclude is that Apple's braintrust
has decided all people really want to do is sit on a couch and watch
old movies and maybe tap out a random Facebook status update. To the
tune of over a million sold in the US, I'd say their right.

The days of making your 'zine in PageMaker and printing it on your
LaserWriter or mucking about in HyperCard have ended, sadly.

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