In the twinkling of an eye

A VC: I’ve Changed My Mind About The iPad

This mirrors a lot of my experience with the iPad:

A VC: I’ve Changed My Mind About The iPad: ”
Musings of a VC in NYC

HomeMBA MondaysArchivesVideoTumblrRadioAbout
May 27
2010
I’ve Changed My Mind About The iPad
I got an iPad for our home when the wifi version first came out. I used it for a day and then wrote a post about the iPad on the iPad. I was not very enthusiastic about the device. At the end of the review I said:

Over time it may turn into a mainstream computing platform but I don’t think it is there yet and I don’t think Apple has the kind of hit on its hands that it had with the iPhone.

Over the past week, I have fallen in love with the thing. And so I am telling you why.
It may be the best email device I have ever owned. It took me a while to warm up the way Gmail is rendered on the iPad and I really miss my Google Labs hacks, but I prefer doing email on the iPad to my two phones and my laptop right now.

Part of it is the fact that I can go out on my terrace with a cup of coffee, a glass of lemonade, or a glass of wine and do email in a relaxed mood. If my wife “