Will Apple iPad be a hit like the iPhone or the iconic iPod? Some experts disagree:
Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor Andrea Matwyshyn says that the iPad’s technical specifications –notably a 10-hour battery life – may not enable it to function as a universal device, at least in its first generation, although she expects Apple to improve the product.
According to Eric Clemons, an operations and information management professor at Wharton, the device also lacks the storage to replace multiple devices: Whereas the iPad comes in 16, 32 and 64 gigabyte (GB) versions, Apple’s high-end iPhone alone offers up to 32GB of storage, and netbooks generally start with 160GB of storage.
If consumers still need to carry a laptop for Flash-enabled web browsing, a phone for placing calls, and an iPod for storing movies, books and music, “then what exactly do I need the iPad for?” asks Clemons. link.