Well it’s only April 1 and we await iPad availability on April 3. Based on my prior iPad post, I must take the opportunity to correct an error and curb my enthusiasm. In my prior post citing the Apple iPad, I incorrectly assumed that the Mr. Neil Young that I quoted was in fact the artist, musician and entrepreneur I follow and admire so much. However, the article referred to Mr. Neil Young, Founder and CEO of gaming company Ngmoco. I can only conclude that we should be very careful (and do our research) about the names we see in print. Mea culpa.
Nevertheless, the iPad will issue forth Saturday, April 3, and the interest continues to grow. In some quarters, interest in the iPad is strong, particularly from applications developers and the VCs financing them. The video below captures the VC interest in the upcoming iPad release.
Other iPad observers seem to be taking more of a “wait and see” approach. David Pogue’s dueling-points-of-view pre-reviews of the iPad in the March 31 New York Times capture the opposing opinions of the importance of the iPad.
We will have to wait for at least this weekend, and likely beyond, to reach a conclusion concerning the importance of the iPad. Clearly, Steve Jobs has succeeded again in raising Apple’s profile in the consumer electronics world, and has perhaps distracted us from fixating on the features of the expected new version of the iPhone. Nevertheless, the ecosystem of users, applications developers and content providers that Apple has woven around the iDevice universe are moving forward together to drive Apple to greater heights.
When I think about it, Neil Young is a pretty important content creator himself. Neil, how will your content play on the iPad… Neil, are you out there?
