Apple today just announced that iBooks will be made available for the iPhone with its 4.0 software update. But what does this mean exactly for Apple? For those who wanted to buy an iPad for the ebook reading experience now might be a bit hesitant. If you are an iPhone user, you apparently already own an ebook reader. Yes, kindle for the iPhone has been out for sometime now. However when Apple introduces an application it almost legitimizes the purpose and process for the users. What is the message that apple is sending out.
With this latest action they are saying the iPhone is indeed everything the iPad is in a smaller form factor. Everything you can do I can do but on a smaller screen. Apple should have added unique features to the iPad, instead it created a ubiquitous apple product. Why create something new when you have something that’s a gold mine already. All of my arguments for getting an iPad are even less clear then the day before. The iPad wont augment the things I do on a daily basis. Neither will it augment the things the iPhone can do. The best thing about the iPad is the luxurious 9.7 inch screen. Which is ideal for reading. But what is the iPad a productivity device, an e-book reader, entertainment center. In fact it is all of the above. But because of its size [all of the above] is limited to only use on certain occasions. As opposed to the iPhone that I have on me at all times.
The line between these devices have now been blurred. Apple has created something that is so great they cant even top it. The iPhone literally is a computer in my pocket. The netbook replacement that can make phone calls in addition to having a camera (Which iPad is missing). It is no wonder why they have sold 50 million of these units to date. Did Apple inadvertently kill its own product. After the magical, mystical experience fades away what are you left with when the magic trick is over.