Great if usablity is such a priority, how come it can't deliver the same FULL web experience as my little Asus eeePC that I am typing on right now, at half the cost, and support for any video or audio codec, etc....
Usability, hahah, if I hand a new "buttonless" iPod shuffle to the average person, I bet they will be lost.
As far as sites go, most of the "trendy" restaurants in my city, fashion sites, and even the Yoga studio my wife attends does not work on an iProduct.
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Ok, so here is the thing. I have been a borderline Apple Fanboy myself having grown up with Apple IIs, and once OS-X arrived, followed by the iPod I was a pretty big fanboy. I even appreciate what the iPhone did (that was revolutionary).
Then something happened. I realized, as a user of many operating systems, and "other" products here and there, that this whole notion of "Picking Sides", and "Product Loyalty" was actually ridiculous. Enter Windows 7, Nexus One, Android, etc, I realized that Apple, while good, was no longer the only decision.
Competition is good. I had someone ask me the age old "Mac or PC" question the other day. My answer has changed from "Get a Mac" to "With Windows 7 now, get what you can afford and what will work best with your school/business should you need to bring work home".
Call me when the iPad has a 16x9 display, supports a FULL web experience, camera for a skype call, etc. Call me when it is truly a technological break thru/marvel. Not just a "media consumption device-- of the kind of media they want to support".
Keeping an Open Mind,
-Ronin