Somehow, the complaints I am seeing about the iPad don’t resonate with me. No sd slot, no USB slot, too restrictive, too much DRM. What I mean is this: I think the iPad will be a huge success, just not among the peope we think it will.

There are a lot of people in the world who are not very tech savvy and who don’t even know what a micro SD card is and wouldn’t even know if they are buying DRM free music, video, etc. The baby boom generation, and the non-technical masses are going to love a device that “just works” for so many things. At the same time, it makes these same people look and feel like the geeks they know and admire (ha ha).

For example, I could see my Dad getting and iPad and a $15 monthly data plan so that he can do basic web browsing and email from home (he does not have internet right now). It would be the simplest solution for him, and he doesn’t have to use a mouse. Some people just hate mice.

Apple does such a great job of giving non-technical people fewer choices and a great experience. The same may hold true for the iPad. When the tech community criticizes Apple for the above mentioned things, they may be missing the point. Apple doesn’t care so much about developers, and alpha geeks as they might like to think.

Watch out for the iPad revolution coming to a senior center near you!