Isn't it ironic that everyone thought that the iPad was going to bury the CrunchPad, but the CrunchPad was vastly superior in every way -- and cheaper.
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How so? I'm looking at the JooJoo tech specs:
https://thejoojoo.com/sites/specification
compared to the iPad tech specs:
http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/
...and I'm not seeing "vastly superior in every way", or "cheaper". Both are $499, JooJoo has an edge on screen size and resolution, USB port, plus a camera that the iPad lacks. But the iPad has a 16GB hard drive compared to the JooJoo's 4GB, a battery life that's twice as long and is nearly one pound lighter.
That's just going from the listed tech specs. I sincerely doubt the JooJoo is faster or easier to use than the iPad, nor do I think they will develop anything close to the App Store.
The iPad is still going to bury the CrunchPad. First of all, no one outside of geek circles has heard of the CrunchPad, TechCrunch, Fusion Garage, Juju or whatever the hell other name that thing is going by these days. Whether it's superior in every way or not couldn't be any less relevant when hardly anyone knows anything about it. Is that thing even going to see the light of day? If so, does anyone know what it's going to be called or where it can be bought?
The CrunchPad is dead: I used past-tense.
But no, the iPad is going to bury itself because it's locked-down and feature-anemic. Any competitor can beat this, and many are coming.
I agree with your assessment of Apple's tablet, but I think you underestimate their position. The vast majority of consumers simply don't have the awareness of such issues to even care. To a degree, the same criticism applies to the iPhone and it's been an overwhelming success. Competing with Apple is no small task. Features aren't enough when they have market share, mind share, are able to set trends and have a marketing department that has convinced the world they are the only company able to do the things they do.
You're right, of course. Market share and mind share are important. But this is something new, and products like this have to go through the diffusion of innovation from early adopters to get to the early majority and I personally know of no early adopter who is happy with this thing (all of whom had an iPhone when it launched, etc). The word among early adopters is "bullshit". I don't care who Apple is, or who they think they are, they can't beat that.
I can honestly say I never even thought about the Crunchpad during the initial iPad release info.
The Crunchpad/JooJoo seems like a dead project to me, so it doesn't take up any space in the forefront of my thoughts.
You're confusing what I'm saying. The Crunchpad is a dead project. What I meant to say was that a year ago we thought they would be competing and that Apple's tablet would be the superior albeit pricier.
The irony I'm mentioning here is that if the Crunchpad had launched, the iPad would be inferior in every way: feature set, pricing, etc.
I understand, but if the Crunchpad had actually launched, perhaps something about the iPad would have also been different? Maybe Apple would have delayed it, or added some of the features/functions they are holding back for V2 to the initial release.
The Crunchpad has really never been more than vaporware (in essence). So any speculation about coulda/woulda/shoulda comparisons is kind of a pointless effort.
The history of the tech landscape is littered with visions and reality. I don't mean to be overly critical of your post, I'm just saying that I've long given up on comparing Vendor X's spec sheet or demo video to Vendor Y's actual shipped item.