iPads for luddites
February 2, 2010 by John Proffitt · Leave a Comment
The darndest thing happened in the last five days and I was fortunate to be privy to it. Apple has gotten people excited about computing.
But this time, it’s not nerds or geeks and certainly not IT industry analysts. It’s everyone else.
I had a curious set of three conversations this week. One with a grandma, one with a technophobe and the third with a self-proclaimed luddite.
via northtemple.com
Deinitely read this short piece. You already know the people in this post — they’re all around us.
Only time will tell what happens with the iPad, but one thing is for sure: It won’t be another Apple TV. This thing will sell, just not so much to the nerds that are taking potshots at it.
For the last 15 years I've done what comes naturally to anyone with degrees in English, earth science and education: I taught high school for a year then worked as an IT pro in healthcare, banking, consulting and government contracting (of course!). But I also spent nearly 5 years in Alaska's largest public media company, taking the traditional radio / TV / statewide news operation online and realizing traffic gains of more than 700% in just 18 months. These days I simply turn over the occasional public media rock and tell you what I see.