The Critical Imbalance

For the last many moons I have been wanting to visit this space and say hello to myself. Instead, like a blog-gypsy, i have been posting ineligible utterances on various tech sites, time and again salivating at the explosion of communication technology that has mushroomed around me.

Sitting on the fence and watching the Droid Army waving an already edge ripped banner has made me wonder if this is yet another betamax! Though in real life the Driod invasion is not yet complete, I am of the opinion that the core by itself is it's own enemy, or else, for sure it should be those OEM who joined the revolution without understanding the mission, vision and values of the system. The relief is the knowledge that there are no "blue screen of death" in there, just the angry birds and the inversely proportionals...

The fruit vendor from cupertino has in the meantime brought out its latest mouth watering & jaw dropping platter and is continuing to whip its competition to shameless pulp. With it's ego bruised and bleeding knees, the druids have withdrawn into their fragile shell of uncertainty hoping the transformation is just around the turnpike....

On its own, the one and the only anti-climax which is christened meego, has set sail into the oblivion and chugs along with its storm battered sails.

These are my moments of ad-hoc insanity which has now exposed my insecurity on the choice that I must make...

GAWD, all I need is simple mobility to satisfy my desperate urge to communicate with the free world....

I think I will go for a smoke....

iPad, the myth

Once in a while every company gets a shot at sitting on the virtual throne of accomplishment and the public at large will wave it's flag and join the parade. I can sense a mammoth rally following the iPad in the media these days, raising a storm. However it is interesting to see the post launch reviews and the comments one year down the line. I haven’t touched an Apple product (not even the iPhone) and I wouldn’t know of this much hyped golden experience as I sit on the fence asking myself when I should make the jump or is it worth moving over to the Mac Experience. However with Apple offering the iPad and the convergence of various daily chores on a slim line machine is forcing me to follow all the action on the net.

It’s easy to write off a product on launch which is mostly based on known prejudices and the possible jealousy factor. However should the machine gather even 20% attention in the media, and then you can start to smell victory in its own domain. The iPad for sure has got more coverage in various media and from the word go become the head turner since it was launched. You can’t just ignore this beauty on the catwalk even if she’s wearing a max-ipad! Technically there might be some spec deficiencies in this product, but that does not outweigh the wow factor at this stage, and a company like Apple which is known for bringing out revolutionary products itself will be the guarantee factor for this product.

Time will really tell if this gizmo will really go mainstream computing, and should anyone ask me, my bet will be based on various analysis that is available on the net, and I would go with Apple selling around 10 to 15 million units in 2010/2011. That itself will be a huge WOW factor for Steve Jobs especially in these challenging time.

Steve you just taught the world a new lesion, and I will salute you for this, still I will go with the adage, time will tell.