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If I'm going to spend the extra money for an iPad then being able to do video calls like Skype would be huge. I suppose the question will be, will Apple allow you to video chat with someone that isn't also using an Apple device? Would I even be able to video chat with my brother if he was using a Windows PC?I would assume so - I can video chat on my Imac with other platforms
What about from the iPhone 4? It seems that would be the basis for video chat on the iPadI would assume so - I can video chat on my Imac with other platforms
Even then, it's hard to see much value in an embedded camera. You'd presumbaly use the thing by sitting it down, so a video camera that connects to the IPad dock makes just as much sense. NOTE: I fully expect the IPad 2.0 to have an embedded camera, but I don't think it will be very useful.
It depends on the quality of the camera. If it has a high Megapixel count then they could use software to help track the subject like some current webcams do.
Currently FaceTime (the video calling service on the iPhone 4) can only be used with other iPhones. Apple has stated their intention of making FaceTime an open standard so it's clear Apple is hoping developers integrate FaceTime into other devices as well.Video chat on the Mac is run through iChat on OSX, which is built on the AIM platform. This easily works Mac to PC, but I'm fairly certain that FaceTime is strictly currently for mobile devices. Mobile to desktop video may be possible through Skype, but I don't know for sure. Haven't played with Skype.
The front camera on the iPhone 4 is only VGA quality (640x480), which is less than 0.5 mega pixels. The purpose of it is strictly for video chat / web images, so a high mega-pixel count is counter-productive for bandwidth issues. If the iPad includes a front camera, it would be similarly low res. Apple is moving to make video calling work over 3G networks as well as wifi, so a lower resolution will be necessary.
My point is that the chief virtue of Facetime on an Iphone is portability. You can hold it in one hand. Nobody would want to do that with an IPad. It's too bulky for that. So why embed it? Forget what I said about using the dock. Why not just a bluetooth webcam?
Because that starts to lose the portability aspect. Part of the draw for the iPad would be that I could walk around the house anywhere and chat, I wouldn't want to drag a bluetooth webcam around or a bunch of different dongles.
Because Microsoft is actually a better company then people give it credit for. ANd, IMO, they are about 2 years away from earning "underdog" status against Google/Android and APple and becoming "cool" in the consumer space.
Microsoft will never be "cool" in the consumer space. It's not about being underdog, it's about having cutting edge products that appeal to consumers (read: youth). Microsoft has lagged in their entire history. Their corporate model has never been one of innovation, but rather to saturate the market with an inferior product and cling to it as if everything is super.Gates can be given credit for getting them to the point where they were the hated monopoly, but after ceding the reins to Ballmer, the company has been in a slow dive.
Ummmm, No.
er.I realize you didn't mean it this way, but MS is in the position it is in primarily because Gates/Allen were as visionary and innovative as they were.Re: the Chart you posted. A good point, and a fair one. But there are caveats. For starters, Ballmer took over right as the Anti-trust lawsuit was in full swing. HE also oversaw the failed launch of Vista, which was a product that Gates had a huge hand in. Finally, while MS's stock price has been middling, their cash position has improved substantially (IIRC) in Ballmer's tenure. My point is that the stock price doesn't tell the tale. They sell TEN copies of Win7 every second. Think about that scale....RIDICULOUS. Finally, while you are correct that Apple is "young" and "cool" now as they have been since the iPod came out, I know a lot of young developer types (not graphics guys but application guys) who swear by Windows. The consumer space may stay Apple's domain for a while, but the Enterprise software space is 4x the size of the entire online Ad market (where Google lives), and that is a space that Windows users dominate. I know I said they would move to "underdog" status and I stand by that. It may not translate to winning the consumer space (even though they already do win the consumer space, just not the "Cool" space) in the way of making Dell's and HP's the preferred choice in young people. But the integration of their products is so strong that I think there will be more and more backlash from young users that try new sotware technologies and say, "this sucks, I'll just go back to *name of MS product*..."Good discussion GBMP.
Ballmer's had a decade to show that he "gets it." We're still waiting.
Tech stocks have reacted to coolness factor of the consumer space as opposed to the revenue of the enterprise space. Microsoft blew away expectations in Q4 with over $16 billion in revenue. Profits were up 48% and the market yawned. The earning numbers for Microsoft are through the roof year in and year out. Certainty the evil empire needs to change its strategy to either1) Act more like a consumer tech company like Apple and put out sexy consumer products
Lets be real, outside of search, Googles record is mixed at best.
I was listening to an analyst recently who was discussing how the market is reacting to Apple. His take was the tech market is looking ahead 10+ years and until Microsoft can show it can play successfully in the phone and tablet markets, there is question to the long term success of MSFT. In fact, he said the MSFT should be valued at $30 (It is currently ~$25) and he said the sole cause is the iPad.
I promise I'm not baiting you. I really am interested in this discussion because I don't deny that APple has all the attnetion right now. That said, I think that people overlook MS, which is working to their advantage. To the quote above, what are your feelings on Win7 and XBox? Regarding the former, I think it has been as strong/successful of a product intro on the heels of a disaster (Vista) as anyone could have hoped for. And regarding the latter, this is absolutely a behemoth, yes? 42 Million units sold with an available subscription service and marketplace is no joke.
Bing is adding marketshare and should take over Yahoo in the next 18 months. Plus Google is starting to "steal" Bing ideas, which points to MS being a bit more innovative then given credit for.
Why would I think you're baiting me?Apple's had the attention since the advent of the iPod. It's not like this is a six month attention grab. They're playing for keeps.No one with the market penetration of Microsoft will ever be overlooked. The only reason Microsoft has been able to tread water for the last ten years is due to all over the work Gates did to impregnate Microsoft into the fabric of our electronic culture. Most companies couldn't make the missteps that Microsoft has made with Vista, XBOX, Bing, Zune, etc. and still survive. They've not only made bad decisions and misread the market, they've made epically bad decisions.We could have had this discussion ten years ago and I'd be getting the same defenses of Microsoft and how well positioned they are. At what point do we acknowledge that Ballmer has done just about everything in his power to ruin this company? As you say, some of these things he walked into, but ten years is a very long time to assess what he's capable of and judge his vision. It sucks. He's been wrong with his decisions behind the scenes and he's been very wrong publicly bashing technology like the iPhone. He's a weak CEO with no public appeal and comes off looking like a hanger-on and bitter man than any kind of innovator or captain of the ship.Microsoft has about eight dozen lives given what they did in the late 70s through early 90s, but they couldn't have a worse CEO. It's simply not possible.
Some people get touchy when folks want to discuss Apple, even if they are trying to have a legit conversation.I am not sure where I fall on this with regard to Ballmer. On the one hand, I don't think some of the mis-steps you mentioned are as bad as they seem. The XBox has been a very successful platform for consumer penetration and the Win7 launch has been phenomenal on the heels of Vista. But you are right that a case can easily be made that someone else's leadership would have delivered even better results. My bigger concern is missed opportunities they have had. I realize MS isn't in the M/A space but there have been some crazy opportunities they have missed.I was very vocal on my blog (that 2 people read) that MS shouold have bought RIM three weeks ago when it was trading at 49/share. The RIM patents and enterprise user base, if melded correctly with MS's mobile aspirations would have made WinMo7 THE player in the most profitable mobile sector their is overnight. Of course Ballmer didn't do it.Anyway, it will be interesting to see if anyone erodes MS's market share in the next decade. I just don't see it happening, even with things moving to the cloud.
This is true of all three though....if we are talking about records, they've all had issues.
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/content/spor...l_online_mobileEvery game, Every Sunday. Anywhere you go.
Yeah I realize there is an iPhone app, wanted to know if there was going to be a specific iPad iteration.
That is pretty sweet.
I think the 16g wifi version will drop to within 10% of the galaxy tab.
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Could be. IMO we'll see at least a $50/unit drop across the board by the holidays. Apple has also shown a tendency to scale back offerings down the ladder to maintain price points. EG:Current 499/16 - 599/32 - 699/64iPad 4G/2/2011: 499/32 - 599/64Depending on the pressure they feel from android tablets that are comparably equipped, we could even see $50 or so off those prices. Apple has never shown a desire to degrade thier brand by competing with bottom of the barrel equipment (eg $299 laptops), and most manufacturers (it would seem) would want to take advantage of the cush margins Apple has built for themselves in this segment. We'll see how it shakes out, though.
Basically just the Apple case is all you need.
