s M i l e <(Address removed)> said:

Papa Bendy <(Address removed)> said:

Any opinions on this? Sure it's just a big iPhone but anyone thought of the actual implications of that. From what I've seen of the iPhone/touch (don't actually own one) it's a fantastic machine, it's success driven by third party apps. You can't fault the business model: the more iPhone's sold, the more quality, professionally developed apps. The more apps available, the more units sold.

With this new iPad touch, you're opening up the iPhone not a whole new market but a considerably larger market who have bought into the iPhone in pricipal but getting buy without it eg me. I want telly, videos, newspapers and facebook on the move but I don't want it on a 3 inch screen. At the same time I don't always like dragging the laptop I use for work away on weekend breaks or having to sit by recharging posts in departure lounges.

Once the big guns start developing apps for the iPad alone then it'll really take off. Just my opinion of course.

At the same time you have DRM issues and no doubt there will be teething problems with things like battery life but in two years time I doubt people will be saying "it's just a big iPhone".

One thing for sure, it will eventually kill of the market I've been working in for the last year – coin in, touchscreen video games – totally dead.

Papa Bendy <(Address removed)> said:

>Any opinions on this? Sure it's just a big iPhone but anyone thought of the actual >implications of that.

Yeah. It's a portable billing device!

All the hype centres around the purchaser being able to run up further big bills using it as a movie viewer, book viewer, music  player and apps platform. 

It's really an   iPay™