Why does the media worship Apple?

[Baalzamon]

greenmedic88 said:

Grimes said:

Baalzamon said:

I'm sorry bud, but I have to agree with Kudistos.  It failed because tablets aren't a very good concept.  You could take the EXACT hardware that is inside of an iPad, have Microsoft come out with an operating system that is dedicated solely to it that is an EXACT replica to the iPad, and if Microsoft would have released this before the iPad was announced, it still would have been a failure.  The reason the iPad has become a success is because of its name.

Microsoft has been working on tablets for many years, maybe even decades. They were HORRIBLE. They were all around bad, bad battery life, bad size, bad UI, bad apps, bad bad bad.

And here is where we can see the underlying mentality as well as where an individual's brand loyalty lies.

MS failed to produce a product where the merits offset its limitations in regards to the tablet market. To the biased MS fan, therefore tablets are a horrible idea that nobody wants.

Apple produces a product that is a huge commercial success and breakthrough for the tablet market at large and suddenly they aren't a horrible idea that nobody wants, but a horrible idea that only idiots want including the following (http://community.citrix.com/display/ocb/2010/04/01/Top 10 Business Uses For the iPad):

1) Healthcare - Great for medical practitioners accessing EMR apps and schedules, doctors reviewing PAC's images, and nurses in bedside care. Used at hospitals, clinics, medical offices and doctors on call from anywhere. With Citrix Receiver, even the most resource intensive Windows 3D rendering applications can now be displayed in detail ( check out the demo )
 
2) Field Sales & Services - Perfect for presentations on the go, demonstrations, full access to product information, pricing, customer service records, order status and technical applications. No more "I'll need to get back to you on that".
 
3) Insurance Agents - Great for field claims adjusters, office day extenders and local agents working on quotes. All your business applications built for Windows? We've got an app for that!
 
4) Real Estate Agents - Imagine the power of showing highly visual home tours to customers from the car as you take them around to prospective homes, or even submitting offers from the road.
 
5) Mobile IT Pros - Who says IT pros have to be boring? Carry around an iPad, and your entire image with end users could take a turn for the better. Now with Citrix Receiver, you can easily access all your Windows support apps, dashboards, and documents.
 
6) Legal Professionals - Lawyers (who could sometimes use an image boost as well) could also increase their cache by carrying an iPad around while meeting with clients. With Citrix, they'll have full secure access to every document, contract and Nexis-Lexis search, from the car, office or courtroom.
 
7) Teachers & Students - Ok, maybe this isn't technically a "business" use, but it's definitely one of the industry segments that's most excited about the iPad. With Citrix, everyone from teachers and administrators to students now has easy secure access to all the Windows apps and resources they need...
 
8) Financial Professionals - Whether you're on the trading floor or with clients, financial pros now have easy, secure access to all their Windows trading apps, dashboards, documents, real-time quotes, Bloomberg Anywhere and portfolio analysis tools.
 
9) Corporate Campus Workers - The world is full of corporate employees who may not travel extensively, but they spend an awful lot of time walking around the corporate campus, attending meetings, making presentations, reviewing documents (then extending the day at home). Lugging a laptop around campus can be a hassle, Enter the iPad with Citrix Receiver!
 
10) Remote and Mobile Workers - Finally, whether you're a utility worker, police officer, or anyone who works remotely and needs "always-on" access to Windows business apps, desktops and data, we now have an app for you.

I know perfectly well that they have shitloads of uses.  I'm not even saying that IF I would buy an iPad (heck, I even told my dad he should get an iPad instead of a new laptop, although I don't think he will), I wouldn't use it, as I would probably use it a ton.  I think my problem, and why the whole tablet idea makes me angry, is it seems like we buy devices a year ago that were supposed to be able to do everything necessary.  1 year later, a newer better device comes out that can do even more stuff for us.  1 year later, an even better device.  It gets to the point where somebody like me is fine with using several of the "old fashioned" things, rather than continuing to buy new things, and just having all our old thinsg sit around and not be used at all.

That, I think, is the sole reason why the whole tablet thing irks at me.  I try coming up with other excuses that I just think they are stupid, etc., but in all reality, I know that isn't the truth, but that the truth is I am sick and tired of how people go out and buy something that is supposed to be all encompassing and replace it one year later.