Make no mistake about it: I am an Apple fan. I own several Mac laptops, iPhones, and iPods. I even bought an AppleTV--and love it. When the iPad was announced, I watched Steve Jobs' announcement and the online Guided Tours. I ordered one the first day I could do so. I purchased the 64GB WiFi (non-3G) version.
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I have now had my iPad for a little more than a week. I have been using it daily. In fact, last week, I took it on a two-day business trip without my laptop. Since I was on a blogging hiatus, I didn't think I would need my usual heavy-duty blogging tools. I made it, but not without some adjustment to my workflow.
My conclusion thus far is that the iPad is an elegant solution in search of a problem.
The closest thing I can compare it to is the Segway Personal Transporter. Remember that device? This is the two-wheel electric vehicle that uses gyroscope sensors to balance itself and sense which direction the driver is leaning. Even though it was originally introduced in 2001, it is still an engineering marvel.
Michael Hyatt is Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Nelson Publishers, the largest Christian publishing company in the world and the seventh largest trade book publishing company in the U.S. Thomas Nelson is privately-held. Hyatt has worked at the company for a total of fourteen years.
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