First Impressions of iPad

ABI Research: First Impressions Of iPad

ABI Research’s Lance Wilson was probably predisposed to like the iPad, and he does, though not unreservedly. One noted issue: user data files are stored with apps, not in central depositories and are deleted if you uninstall the app.

“My iPad arrived as scheduled just before lunch on Saturday, April 3. There were only a few items in the box; the iPad, of course; a USB to Apple connector cable, a small AC charger and a “document packet”. This document packet had the world’s shortest set-up guide, only a few lines:

Connect your iPad to your computer with the supplied cable or something like that.”