Article 11; Across the Country, Fans Gather for iPad

The apple iPad is a new device that hit the streets early on Saturday April 3rd. The article chosen for this week’s blog discusses the significance of the release of the new device and why people react the way they do to electronics produced by the Apple Corporation.

The title of the article is “Across the Country, Fans Gather for iPad”, and was written by Brad Stone of the New York Times. The fact that people are becoming so infatuated with the release of the iPad can be explained by nothing other than “it’s a culture”. One fan quoted in the article was reported saying: “No other company can drop a device and generate this much energy. Every big brand is envious of what Apple can do”. That statement cannot be too far from true. Specifically for this new iPad device, there has been an enormous amount of buzz in the media anticipating its release.

Jessica Pansica, a 30 year old married woman living in San Francisco further strengthens the claim that Apple followers are part of a culture and a community. “I have no idea what he’ll do with it”, she said of her husband. “I’m sure he’ll use it a lot, whatever it is. He told me I’m not allowed to open it”.

Another Apple customer, Tracy Kahney, was reported saying: “We’re totally excited. It’s going to change everything”. She was there in line with her nine year old son Lyle, who “fidgeted uncomfortably in the cardboard iPad costume she had made for him”.

As far as the actual performance of the product, the author says that the iPad has generally reviewed well. There is one major drawback however that does not seem to faze the number of folks anxiously awaiting its release. “The ability to run more than one application at a time, for instance, and lack of support for Adobe’s Flash, which means video on many web sites will not play”.


Main Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/technology/04ipad.html?ref=technology

Second Article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-04/apple-s-ipad-probably-beat-estimates-signaling-tablet-revival.html