Fabulous show gentlemen. I think a big focus for the communications market, which informs the iPad discussion, is this. Are going to see a future with a converged dominant single device or endless numbers of single-use, dedicated devices? It’s too easy to say “it’ll be a mix, it’ll depend on what people like”- there’s a significant chance that they’ll like one scenario or the other. Millions of people will want whatever a sexy company like Apple tells them to. And Apple takes the first view; I’d be sorely tempted myself. But we can also talk about a world where, say, voice capacity is so cheap you no longer pay for it ever and there’s a phone built into every device you can imagine.

Let’s do that!

I think the iPad would be perfect for my parents (70 and 75 yrs old). A very easy to use device to check their email and Facebook accounts. They don’t need anything more than that or any more complicated.

Hi, great show, however I was a bit disappointed that you didn’t talk about the major flaw of the iPad: Lack of Flash support. On the iPhone I can overlook it, but on a big screen? Try uninstalling the Flash plugin on your computer for a day and see how your surfing experience goes. Even the New York times that they showed as a demo had Flash content on. That said I will probably still buy one, but its not the “best web experience” without Flash as they claim? Hopefully they fix this soon with a software upgrade?

Enjoyed the show, especially the rants.

I have declared my life Jason Calacanis free, and I’m better for it. As Leo Laporte introduces him on the TWIT podcasts I delete the episode without listening further.

He really comes across to me as an annoying, self-interested bore.

As for cellular networks. I leave my office in Westlake, Cape Town, and drive up the M3 to Claremont. By the time I get there – 10 minutes – I can practically guarantee that I’ve been dropped 4 times. I think I can say that the majority of my calls are dropped. I was with Vodacom and ported to MTN but its no better. #epicfail to say the least.

Calacanis’s deliberate hoax of claiming to have a copy of the iPad specs was actually quite funny since it exposed how ridiculous the hype was regarding the launch of the iPad.

The frightning part is that mainstream media picked up the story and ran with it, publishing it as true, completely embarrassing themselves in the process because if they checked their facts, they should have figured out that it was a hoax and nothing more.

As for his personality, yup, extremely annoying indeed!

The iPad turned out to be an anti-climax in the end. No flash, no multi-tasking, no ports, no camera. It doesn’t seem to replace anything nor does it seem to fit in anywhere. It doesn’t do anything that any other device can’t do already. The sales will be based on marketing influence rather than actual functionality of the product. It looks slick and will make a cute coffee table accessory.