One thing that occurred to me was they would ask me whether a white one would be good (I ordered the
Wait a second, aren't they both Chromebooks? Same specs, same OS, and the only difference is the color? I would rather have none than the white one? And I call myself a practical person?
I suddenly realize why I want Chromebook at the first place. Sure, the whole living on the cloud thing is cool and all. I got one despite of all those security concerns because I want to be seen with it! I like the idea of trying out new stuff that I think is the future (without "too much" sacrifice to my personal security and privacy).
Then I realize why there are so many tablets out there that have so much more to offer than an iPad (more free apps, better hardwares, comparable OS, comparable types of apps, to name a few), but nobody is even close to catching up iPad, not even the sum of them. In fact, 97% of the tablet web traffic came from the iPad, and web browsing is actually more complete on Android devices, since the whole Adobe Flash thing.
People want to be seen with an iPad, not just a tablet, THE iPad.
When you have an iPad, it is not about what it can do, or not even what you can do with it. It is about the willingness of taking it out from your backpack during that 30 mins layover in Atlanta.
It is like Louis Vuitton. It may provide the same (or less) set of features or functionality or beauty as competitors, but people want to be seen with LV rather than some ... well, bag (btw, for once, the Chinese beat-up version actually came out first, in fact, decades earlier than the luxury).
Some may say they are completely different, because LV is a luxurious brand of handbags, while iPad is some technologically advanced, yet affordable device. They cost different, they are in different categories, and they will surely have different future.
Well, if you think carefully, both products probably have the same lifespan in your household (a new one every two three years), and their eventual costs are probably similar (don't forget about all those songs and apps you spent money on because of this magical device). As many of you may already know, it is almost impossible to buy a finite set of apps and be good with them. There are always new games, new productivity tools, and new fads (farts, vuvuzela, colorful flashlights), let alone all the endless possibilities brought by future advance in hardware. Therefore, even if you can transfer all apps from old iPad to new iPad, you will still buy apps at a very similar rate. There is no doubt about it.
LV is also not going out anytime soon either. As long as it keeps being selective, (and of course, not making absolutely terrible ideas too often), it will still be every girl's dream, and as a result, guys will pay anything for it, even if those bags are sometimes not really within some guys' financial means.
All in all, iPad is the Louis Vuitton for guys, and the second Louis Vuitton for girls. Android devices, you already one-upped iPad in technology, now step your cool game up! Otherwise, you will always be the right choice, which will only be made by geeks. You know, there aren't so many of us.
