iDifficultites

There is an article in the WSJ today about the upcoming release of the iPad. Seems as though there is a bit of mixed emotions. For one, they claim that the iPad pre-orders are far greater than expected and that it is possible that the iPad, in the first three months, will outsell what the iPhone sold in its first three months. Good for Apple.
Conversely, and this is the crux of the article, they say that Apple is having trouble negotiating deals for content. Uh oh. Primarily the article states that content providers are worried about the loss in revenue they might expect.

“But lining up TV programming, digital newspapers and other content ahead of the iPad's April 3 release has proven difficult for Apple as some potential collaborators weigh the advantages of working with the company against the potential threats to their current sources of revenue, people familiar with the matter say.”

The article’s other primary focus appears to be television progamming via the iPad and the difficulties Apple is having securing this. Needless to say, this does not concern me much. Anyone who has seen my television would know that I rarely bother myself with the latest breakthroughs in television technology. But the final paragraph of the article dips back into my area of interest.

“One area where things appear on schedule is Apple's new virtual bookstore iBooks, which lets iPad owners purchase and read digital books. People familiar with the matter said the largest publishers are on track to deliver most of their titles and it should have almost all of the books as existing e-readers like Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle and Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook.”

So, what to make of this? Basically, that the iPad, when it is introduced, will be equivalent to my Kindle, and will most likely surpass it with time. Again, my money is on success.