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# Waa-Waa iPad Is Such a Fail
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2010/01/waa-waa-ipad-is-such-a-fail/
- Published: 2010-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:51:55.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

We get it, you don't think the iPad is going to sell, it's a stupid name, it doesn't have a camera, it's dumb that Apple doesn't allow you to install your own apps on it, [it doesn't run Flash](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/01/28/flash-ipad?ref=chrisenns.com) (*[See this piece by Gruber for a response to Flash and why you'll never see it on the iPhone/iPad](https://daringfireball.net/2010/01/apple%5Fadobe%5Fflash?ref=chrisenns.com)*), that everything has to go through the App store, that it doesn't do X, Y or Z.

[![](https://chrisenns.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ipadjoketweet.png "ipadjoketweet")](https://twitter.com/reckless/statuses/8297727854?ref=chrisenns.com)

Need I remind you that the [original iPhone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5FiPhone%5Fand%5FiPod%5FTouch%5Fmodels?ref=chrisenns.com) came out with only a camera on it when pretty much all the other cell phones had video recording capabilities. The original iPhone had (*and still has*) a non-removable battery. The original iPhone couldn't (*and still can't*) run Flash. etc. etc. etc. And that iPhone has [done fairly well for Apple wouldn't you say?](https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/25results.html?ref=chrisenns.com)

So if the iPad doesn't spit out Unicorn breath in bite size tablets (*Ha! See what I did there? Tablets? Cuz everyone thinks the iPad is a new kind of tablet? Nevermind...*) like you were expecting it to and therefore you're not going to buy one, fine. I don't think Apple is marketing this to you and they weren't expecting you to buy it anyway. They aren't trying to [take away your control](https://lifehacker.com/5458690/the-problem-with-the-apple-ipad?ref=chrisenns.com) \- you have a free will to buy the iPad/iPhone or not. There are a \_ton\_ of other cell phones, tablets and computer choices out there. Apple is making a lot (as in **a lot**) of money in the mobile area but they are far from the only choice.

So continue to buy your NokiaSonyMotorola mobile phone, linux powered Netbooks and cheap-like-borscht WinTel machines. They aren't going anywhere. You have that choice.

**Update**: Even better response than I could write [here](https://cruftbox.com/blog/archives/001592.html?ref=chrisenns.com#001592) via [Daring Fireball](https://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/01/28/cruftbox?ref=chrisenns.com).