Apple iPad Mini Announcement Event - Eugene Wong

    Just to let you know, I’m not the kind of person who is really picky about their devices and to be absolutely honest, I’m not big on technology as a whole. So long as I can do what I want to do efficiently, I’m happy with the device. Terms like dual core processor and 8 megapixel cameras are more or less gibberish to me. For this reason, I’ve always picked Apple over Android.

    I think the iPad Mini, seems like a very decent product. I am not going to compare it to an Android device because I don’t know that much about the inner workings, but from what the speaker says, the Mini definitely seems like a much more portable than the original iPad. I predict these superior handling characteristics will make the Mini more popular with women who have handbags that don’t have the room to accommodate a full sized tablet, and students who prefer lighters loads when going to school.

    On the other hand, I think the speaker himself performed very poorly (at least compared to the late great Steve Jobs, who did a similar announcement for the original iPad, albeit much better). One of the things I admired Jobs for was that he was very to the point and professional, not keen on wasting time. This speaker often stopped out very trivial facts, such as going out of his way to point out that the screen diagonals were 7.9 and 9.7. Although, these don’t necessarily waste a substantial amount time, but I see them as signs of an unprofessional, speaker that doesn’t know the purpose of his speech. Seriously, what kind of Apple user would care what the screen lengths to a device were?

    Another thing that put me off was the fact that he sometimes repeated a point he already used. For example, near the beginning of the speech he mentioned that the Mini used the same tablet apps as the original, but later restated the same point. Once again, this shows unprofessionalism and I can’t help to wonder, how disorganized would have to mistakenly repeat the same point on a couple occasional. Once again, this would not be something that Jobs would have done. His speeches were much more prepared, and in general Steve Jobs is a much better speaker.

    To sum everything up, Steve Jobs may have not approved the new iPad, but I think the Mini is very much qualified to be a device of its own. However, I think Jobs and I would have agreed that this speaker is not the right person to represent the new iPad.