The iPad has only been out for a few months and Apple has enjoyed great success. However experts have predicted that there is going to be an onslaught of tablets released near the end of this year. Apple enjoyed little competition for its iPhone for the first couple of years that it was one the market. However that does not seem the case for the iPad. Learn how Apple can keep dominated the tablet market when it release the iPad 2G.
The ecosystem is vital
What made the iPhone so successful was not only its ground breaking touch screen or it's easy to use OS. The ecosystem that Apple built around the iPhone played a huge part in it's overwhelming success. Apple gave iTunes for music, videos, file management; MobileMe for easy cloud storage; and the app store for thousands of fun, interactive apps. What Apple did was create a system that made the consumer feel very comfortable.
Apple needs to mirror that with the iPad but take it even a step further. Cloud is the next big thing and Apple has the opportunity make its popular iTunes software go mobile. That would be great news for iPad users who would like to access their large amount of files without having to load them up on the iPad. Apple also needs to work on providing more support for the productivity side of the iPad. Maybe offer a low cost app creation program that would allow business to order apps specifically tailored for their needs.
FaceTime is a game changer
Consumers where able to forgive Apple for excluding a camera on the iPad, but with the instant success of FaceTime next generation consumers will want to have that function on their iPad. There has been many mobile video chatting software around for years, but Apple has the opportunity to really make FaceTime a product that really catches on.
The screen
The iPad screen does what it's meant to do. However, for the iPad 2G Apple will have to refresh the screen. With the new Retina Display on the iPhone 4, many iPhone users find it hard to go back to considerably less sharp screen of the iPad. Even if Apple does not port Retina Display to the iPad, they should at least give it more pixels.
Another direction Apple could head is giving the iPad those new screens that would allow it to be seen in direct sunlight. That will officially sound the death bell of dedicated eReaders.
Memory
Apple has two choices here. If they make their cloud computing a simple cheap process, then they will be fine with the models they have now. However, Apple should still give the iPad a major boost in memory because the games on the iPad and productivity apps are take up a lot more resources than the ones on the iPhone. More memory will give developers more flexibility and all the creation of more ground breaking apps that will be great for gaming and productivity.
Will the iPad 2G be enough for you to finally buy?
Major "iPhone" upgrades to the iPad would make it even more of a hit than it already is. If Apple can manage to keep the cost steady or even lower it, then you can expect the sales to go through the rough. Will the upgrades I mentioned be enough to convince you to spend $500 on the iPad? If not what do you think its missing?
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