Why I need…um…want an iPad

2 CommentsWednesday • March 31, 2010 • by William Stewart

I will be the first to admit I’m a recovering Apple addict.  I owned every iPhone ever made, most of the iPods, and many of the laptops.  I have an iPod in both of my cars and one on my nightstand.  Steve Jobs should dedicate a room in his home to me — I’ve virtually paid to furnish it over the years.  The good news is my therapist says I’m making great progress.

I work with them, play with them, and think they are all-round awesome, but the iPad’s advent failed to impress.  As a power-user (and most critically, an arts-fartsy designer) I’m not sure that I want or need a computer that does limited tasks.  So, I shrugged it off as something my grandmother could use (literally). Read More…