Comments on: Boston Startups Stake Out iPad Territory: Big Plans at Apperian, Jumptap, Skyhook http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/01/28/boston-startups-stake-out-ipad-territory-big-plans-at-apperian-jumptap-skyhook/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:54:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Brian Benenhaley http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/01/28/boston-startups-stake-out-ipad-territory-big-plans-at-apperian-jumptap-skyhook/comment-page-1/#comment-108742 Brian Benenhaley Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:55:47 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=60692#comment-108742 I met a young kid yesterday that made over $200,000 on a really simple app in the last couple months. His plans are to port it to be used on the iPad where I am sure it will sell even better. Today I have wondering if I am in the wrong business. I met a young kid yesterday that made over $200,000 on a really simple app in the last couple months. His plans are to port it to be used on the iPad where I am sure it will sell even better. Today I have wondering if I am in the wrong business.

]]> By: Phil Ayres http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2010/01/28/boston-startups-stake-out-ipad-territory-big-plans-at-apperian-jumptap-skyhook/comment-page-1/#comment-108668 Phil Ayres Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:58:35 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=60692#comment-108668 It is great to see that startups are getting a boost from the iPad. My concern is that we will just see a re-hash of all the current iPhone apps, which were really just reworked browser-based web apps. How much new innovation will we see stemming from the iPad? Or are we going to see developers' time and money being wasted redeveloping the same-old stuff? The iPad could be an amazing tool for business, but I doubt we'll see the investment beyond the get-rich-quick gimmicks and marketing 'apps'. I wrote a couple of blogs about the iPad - maybe I'll come round to the device, but right now it just seems like a 500 dollar mobile advertising screen. http://blog.consected.com/2010/01/splinternet-and-how-ipad-is-pure-evil.html http://blog.consected.com/2010/01/apple-tablet-technology-distraction.html Nevertheless, good luck to the companies you talk about in this article. Phil http://blog.consected.com It is great to see that startups are getting a boost from the iPad. My concern is that we will just see a re-hash of all the current iPhone apps, which were really just reworked browser-based web apps.

How much new innovation will we see stemming from the iPad? Or are we going to see developers’ time and money being wasted redeveloping the same-old stuff?

The iPad could be an amazing tool for business, but I doubt we’ll see the investment beyond the get-rich-quick gimmicks and marketing ‘apps’.

I wrote a couple of blogs about the iPad – maybe I’ll come round to the device, but right now it just seems like a 500 dollar mobile advertising screen.

http://blog.consected.com/2010/01/splinternet-and-how-ipad-is-pure-evil.html

http://blog.consected.com/2010/01/apple-tablet-technology-distraction.html

Nevertheless, good luck to the companies you talk about in this article.

Phil
http://blog.consected.com

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