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I'm sure more of you guys know Apple's latest gadget today. Yep, I'm talking about the IPad.
The price deduction for Apple's new gadget already been expected by a lot of people.

I already heard a lot of negative reviews about it's features. But I still like the chic and simple but classy design Apple put into.

"While it remains to be seen how much traction the iPad gets initially, management noted that it will remain nimble (pricing could change if the company is not attracting as many customers as anticipated)," Shope wrote. 

According to CNET's Crave gadget blog, IPad's price will go even lower if it's performance in the market doesn't go well.

The iPad's lower-than-expected price may go lower still if the device doesn't perform as well at market as Apple hopes. Recounting his recent meeting with some executives from the company in a research note issued last night, Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope said Apple is evidently quite willing to get even more aggressive with the iPad's $499 to $829 pricing.

Here is why it didn't click the market.
This is a list of what features IPad is lacking:

1. iBooks is initially US-only
2. No built-in camera
3. No USB ports
4. No memory card read
5. Keyboard dock sold separately
6. No multi-tasking
7. No Adobe Flash support
8. Can only run Apple-sanctioned apps
9. Can only access iTunes videos and music
10. Lacks HDMI port
11. Screen is 4:3 aspect ratio, not 16:9 widescreen
12. No full GPS support
13. 3G version will use the new micro-SIM card format
      (currently only provided by AT&T, which would then force you to use them as your provider, and allow them to lock you into an expensive contract)


Here is just some of the negative feedbacks for IPad:

The machine doesn't allow installation of any non-apple-approved program that you bought from the apple store, I can't believe they are going to sell a computer that doesn't even support youtube videos!

Wait a few months until a zillion other tablets appear and you can install any software on them, watch flash videos (about 75% of the videos on the web are in flash format), plug usb's, etc...

- Senior Web Dev and Mod Hades of V7N

No I wouldn't buy one.
Why? Because it doesn't offer me anything new from the smartphone to the netbook.
Reading books on it? Ummm that's what books themselves are for... reading.
- V7N Mentor Dan

Here are some of the discussions and reviews for IPad: 
http://www.v7n.com/forums/tech-support-forum/169281-i-dont-like-apple-but-i-think-i-want-ipad.html
http://i.gizmodo.com/5458382/8-things-that-suck-about-the-ipad
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