Comments on: The iPad vs. iFail – Analyzing the iPad http://marciikeler.com/2010-01/the-ipad-vs-ifail-analyzing-the-ipad/ I am a New York-based digital experience designer and strategist. I work with agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and startups to figure out how to best meet their brands’ needs on the web. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:34:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: GraphicStart http://marciikeler.com/2010-01/the-ipad-vs-ifail-analyzing-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 GraphicStart Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:40:18 +0000 http://marciikeler.com/?p=1583#comment-2945 I would not be so sure it will fail just yet. 60 days is a long time for Mr. Jobs and look at history at what happened with the iPhone. See: http://www.markzware.com/blogs/ipad-is-an-ifail-remember-the-iphone-before-it-was-released/2010/01/29/ I would not be so sure it will fail just yet. 60 days is a long time for Mr. Jobs and look at history at what happened with the iPhone. See:
http://www.markzware.com/blogs/ipad-is-an-ifail-remember-the-iphone-before-it-was-released/2010/01/29/

]]> By: Ben http://marciikeler.com/2010-01/the-ipad-vs-ifail-analyzing-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-2944 Ben Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:59:52 +0000 http://marciikeler.com/?p=1583#comment-2944 I agree that streaming music and video is the missing piece for Apple on all of its devices, but not sure if it's something that is inevitable as part of the services they provide. Is anybody actually making much money in the streaming media business? Because if it's not making a profit (or crucial for selling hardware) then I don't think Apple's going to be interested. I'm also with you on the Flash question, although HTML5 is not a "threat to its system" in the same way at all. HTML5 is an open standard which Apple can implement any way they want (you may have already noticed that different browsers implement some HTML5 elements in different ways). Flash can only be rendered by a plugin from Adobe which Apple has no way of tinkering with at all. I agree that streaming music and video is the missing piece for Apple on all of its devices, but not sure if it’s something that is inevitable as part of the services they provide. Is anybody actually making much money in the streaming media business? Because if it’s not making a profit (or crucial for selling hardware) then I don’t think Apple’s going to be interested.

I’m also with you on the Flash question, although HTML5 is not a “threat to its system” in the same way at all. HTML5 is an open standard which Apple can implement any way they want (you may have already noticed that different browsers implement some HTML5 elements in different ways). Flash can only be rendered by a plugin from Adobe which Apple has no way of tinkering with at all.

]]> By: Pete http://marciikeler.com/2010-01/the-ipad-vs-ifail-analyzing-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-2943 Pete Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:35:13 +0000 http://marciikeler.com/?p=1583#comment-2943 Hey Marci caught your post through @meat99's twitter feed. Found your words to be quite clever. I'm sure you caught that today’s FWA and Site of the Day was the first HTML5 site to win an FWA "100 Tweets" is viewable at http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/ I totally agree with you about how Apple has really mastered monetizing their products and why they would banish Flash as ever being an allowed technology in their devices. The standards based web is starting to really turn real but even with the massive advancements it still saddens me to watch people turning away from flash. I mean I could be bias because I started my career as a Flash Developer but in all seriousness I still think there is something to be said about some of the experiences that flash can bring. With the right content delivery be it XML, XHTML, etc a combination of technologies for delivering interactive and multimedia I think can pack a punch. I mean sure some of the Flash stuff is really just eyegasms on a page but there’s something to be said about a well-done seamless hybrid site. One thing is for sure Flash Developers need to get off their asses cause if they niche themselves too much they are going to go extinct like the dinosaurs http://bit.ly/cETVNG I did find this pretty funny though for what it was worth http://tcrn.ch/bgMc3l Hey Marci caught your post through @meat99′s twitter feed. Found your words to be quite clever. I’m sure you caught that today’s FWA and Site of the Day was the first HTML5 site to win an FWA “100 Tweets” is viewable at http://9elements.com/io/projects/html5/canvas/

I totally agree with you about how Apple has really mastered monetizing their products and why they would banish Flash as ever being an allowed technology in their devices.

The standards based web is starting to really turn real but even with the massive advancements it still saddens me to watch people turning away from flash. I mean I could be bias because I started my career as a Flash Developer but in all seriousness I still think there is something to be said about some of the experiences that flash can bring.

With the right content delivery be it XML, XHTML, etc a combination of technologies for delivering interactive and multimedia I think can pack a punch.

I mean sure some of the Flash stuff is really just eyegasms on a page but there’s something to be said about a well-done seamless hybrid site.

One thing is for sure Flash Developers need to get off their asses cause if they niche themselves too much they are going to go extinct like the dinosaurs http://bit.ly/cETVNG

I did find this pretty funny though for what it was worth http://tcrn.ch/bgMc3l

]]> By: tom http://marciikeler.com/2010-01/the-ipad-vs-ifail-analyzing-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-2942 tom Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:36:13 +0000 http://marciikeler.com/?p=1583#comment-2942 Great post Marci! Couldn't agree more with all your points. Biggest drawback is multitasking - for sure. It's just a matter of time until that changes. Great post Marci! Couldn’t agree more with all your points.

Biggest drawback is multitasking – for sure. It’s just a matter of time until that changes.

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