If not the ipad then what instead?

[famousringo]

rocketpig said:

famousringo said:

You keep using that word Intuitive.

Bingo. I'm excited to see Win8 in action and after it's been in consumer's hands for awhile (and see the appropriate tweaks) but it's hard to call it "intuitive". The original iOS was intuitive. A monkey could pick it up and be productive with the device within five minutes. That's intuitive.

Win8, not so much. That doesn't necessarily mean it's bad (but it does mean there's room for improvement) but it does mean it's unintuitive.

If somebody was looking to promote Windows 8 over iOS, a better argument would be that Windows 8 is more flexible than iOS. Flexibility is what Win8 is trying to bring to tablets with splitscreen apps and an optional file system. It's also something Android users already boast about when extolling the virtue of desktop widgets and a customizable UI.

But adding flexibility pretty much necessitates adding complexity, so intuition takes a holiday and the learning curve gets steeper. If people wanted more flexibility in their tablets, they'd be buying Android tablets now.

I can't believe somebody is evangelizing the Playbook here. It got native email just a few weeks ago and most of its app support is based on device giveaways. As far as I can tell, the only reason they haven't been discontinued yet is because RIM has a huge stockpile of them and is too embarrassed to hold a giant fire sale like HP did.