Apple Ipad, a Disruptive Innovation

Apple Ipad

Innovation is in the Interaction

The innovation is in the interaction. Apps have been rebuilt for the way the interaction is different from the other platforms. It is the largest multi-touchscreen with over 1,000 sensors and 1024×768. The way it is held is different, the ability to share with others in a much more engaging way than holding up an iphone or turning a laptop around on a desk. It will be perfect for multimedia and web interaction on the sofa and in bed. All those textbooks dragged around school? No more. All the flaws in this release will be incrementally resolved. The main innovations are firmly in place, which is why this will be as disruptive as the Iphone has been.

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January 28, 2010 • Tags: , , , , • Posted in: hardware

2 Responses to “Apple Ipad, a Disruptive Innovation”

  1. David Onoue - January 29, 2010

    True that the innovation is in the interaction but isn’t that where apple always comes up with their innovations? They never create something that is brand new…. They take existing technologies and enhance the user interaction.

    I honestly don’t think this will be as disruptive as the iPhone. I see this as perfect for someone who loves playing apps on their iPhone or iTouch, but the lack of flash support, multi-tasking, and camera for chatting might cause some hesitation at least on my part.

    I don’t know if you noticed but there wasn’t as much oohhs and aahhs during Jobs’ speech (which doesn’t happen that often) was an indication (to me) that this isn’t going to be like the iPhone.

    I’ll wait for the second generation to see if I’ll actually buy one.

  2. jeffmcneill - January 29, 2010

    Thanks for your comments David. I think comparing this with other technologies usually comes up with an undervaluation. For example, you can have ebooks on a laptop computer (but not very well on a mobile device). But Netbooks really took off based pretty much only on a size/weight difference. We see a proliferation of device sizes and interaction styles. This is the history of technology, that new modes and forms of interaction burgeon. The iPad is neither a mobile device, nor is it a tablet computer. It is in between and as a media-rich device and the same price point as the Kindle (which has consistently sold out for the past two years) the market demand will be there.

    Another gigantic market for this will be business followed by gaming. The third is education. My sales manager wants one of these immediately. Her option is lugging around a netbook, or trying to do data entry, customer information lookup, etc. on a tiny Iphone screen. This new Ipad will be a salesperson’s best friend. I will buy one for her as soon as they are available.

    I want to note that I have still not (yet) bought an Iphone. I waited and got a Nokia N82, because of the size, 5mp camera (which no competitor could beat for 18 months) and the S60 Symbian operating system.

    After 3 years (and sales of 75 million Iphone and Ipod Touches), I am very close to buying. In addition I see the Droid as being very interesting as well. However, for the Ipad I want one immediately. This is also because I have been holding off on getting a Kindle DX.

    For developers, the Ipad will offer a computing environment that will be different from the Iphone. A 9.7″ screen is dramatically different from a 3.5″ screen. The applications we are designing for the Ipad at Lanna Innovation will include many of the interactions which makes sense only at this size form factor (1024×768).

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