IT sector most awaited and the highly anticipated Apple iPad tablet PC has finally debut. 2 o’clock yesterday, Apple released the first Tablet PC iPad by Steve Jobs. The ipad weighs only 0.68 kilograms which will help not only in getting rid of the other tablet PCs, but also get rid of e-books.
Everyone feels that iPad is designed especially for publishers to increase their revenue, but it will not reverse the fate of the publishing industry. When consumers feel that a device easy to use and very interesting would be willing to pay for carrying the content, this is a large traditional media opportunities.
The”Wall Street Journal” January 20 issue of informed that, iPad will reshape including textbooks, newspapers, magazines, television and other traditional print and electronic media marketing model. Few years back iPod has given a facelift to the music industry. Apple will be “content broker” gesture, expansion of the company itself as well as change the vision of traditional print media, It will have a huge impact on the scale of the influence and income of publishing media.
According to the U.S. “Connection” magazine iPad will be for the media company to create a new way to change the digital era of economic patterns and consumer attitudes. “Connection,” also pointed out that the majority of consumers are willing to pay for the application, iPhone is a perfect example.
Apple Tablet PC short-term impact on the publishing industry is not large, three years later, it will promote the publishing industry in profitable growth. With the iPad’s “birth,” Apple “fans” of waiting is finally over, Apple’s pretty kind-hearted, outsiders agreed that starting from 1000 U.S. dollars, while the iPad the actual starting 499 U.S. dollars. The only difference with the iPhone is, iPad screen, 10 inches, while the iPhone is 3.5 inches.
Jobs hope iPad also bring the release of the publishing industry’s wave of software development, such as “The New York Times” the development of an application, a good simulation of the feeling of reading a newspaper paper, while allowing embedded video, etc. forming a kind of video e-newspaper. Analysts had expected Apple tablet computer embedded in publications, advertising prices, one day more than print.
However, there are some hardware, iPad regret, such as non-camera, does not support multi-task processing, and no phone calls. Price was also “contests”, the investment company MKM analysts believe, iPad in the United States for two years if the count is not limited monthly service charges, iPad cost of ownership up to 1349 U.S. dollars. Currently, WiFi Internet access 16GB iPad price of 499 U.S. dollars, 32GB price of 599 U.S. dollars, 64GB price of 799 U.S. dollars, 3G-type plus 130 U.S. dollars needed to support Wi-Fi 3G and AT & T co-operation.250M package will be 14.99 U.S. dollars per month, and if a monthly payment of 29.99 U.S. dollars, you can make unlimited Internet access.
Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty estimates that Apple could sell 4 million ipad this year. The light of iPhone and iPod are all listed on the first year of sales of 6 million of the background, Tablet PC may be able to achieve a similar level, who knows.