My Name is Michelle, and I Want an iPad.

| Mar 25, 2010 | 3 comments

As the release date for the iPad nears I find myself talking myself out of buying one. I really want one, I can afford one, but I can’t quite justify the price. That leaves me wondering how others feel about the iPad? Do we think we are going to see the lines outside of the AT&T stores like we did for the iPhone? If there are lines, will they be to purchase or to just try the iPad?  I checked with my local Apple store and they do not have any demos to play with and I was told that they might not have any demos for a while. Which means the only way to actually get your hands on one of those things is to buy it or know someone who is buying it.

With the recent New York Times article on how advertisers are giving special attention to the iPad I am even more tempted. I want to see how it’s all going to come together and find out if there is room for us small potatoes to get in on some iPad advertising action.  Is there some way for my company to capitalize on the release of the iPad? I can’t know unless I have one.  I believe I’ve just found my justification….it’s a business expense.

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Michelle D'Attilio

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Michelle D'Attilio (@identify_urself) is the President of Corporate Identity Solutions, LLC, a branding and website development company. She is half of the TweetUp Girls (@tweetupgirls) with Jeanette Pham (@identifyourself) which helps businesses take their social media investment to the next level through social media based events. She is a self-described techy and gadget geek who is crazy about tennis. Identify-Yourself.com
  • http://averagejane.blogs.com Average Jane

    I don't really *need* one, but my husband and I are currently sans laptop, so it would be nice to keep one downstairs for surfing while TV watching and looking up recipes.
    My recent post How Average Jane's Brain Works

  • http://chadschomber.com Chad Schomber

    I want one, too. But I plan to wait. The iPad is a game changer. I'm not sure everyone is considering its full potential. It will probably be more of an entertainment device for me. But, as a writer, it could be my concept/idea/brainstorm tool of choice.

    Great post.

    Chad
    My recent post It’s cool to be alive in a digital, augmented reality

  • http://intensedebate.com/people/identify_urself identify_urself

    Hey Chad – are you going to wait until the second generation comes out? I'm trying to figure out how long that will be and if it will be worth the wait.

    Jane – We are taking a trip to Mexico and I'd like to bring the iPad instead of a laptop, I just wish is had some way to transfer files from camera to iPad, or any files for that matter. That is my biggest hang up right now.