I recently picked up an iPad; love it but find that a lot of the apps that I use my iPhone for, such as Facebook, Bloomberg etc, it is sometimes easier to just navigate to the website via Safari on the iPad. I know that apps on the iPhone allow the user to get access to information quickly on a small screen since utilizing the web page may be inconvenient. This may not be necessary for the iPad.
I am just wondering if a lot of apps that people have been requesting for the iPad such as Facebook may never be developed because developers and companies find that their website suffices for devices like the iPad. They wouldn't make a specialized app for a netbook, why do it for an iPad especially if it is free and people will continue to navigate to the website anyways?
Don't get me wrong, I would definitely check out the Facebook app for iPad. I just wonder if the developers/companies will look at this device more as a netbook/laptop alternative and applications will be more in depth and offer a more fulfilling experience much like a laptop application (possibly leading to more expensive apps such as Microsoft Office, Quicken, Quickbooks etc).
I am just wondering if a lot of apps that people have been requesting for the iPad such as Facebook may never be developed because developers and companies find that their website suffices for devices like the iPad. They wouldn't make a specialized app for a netbook, why do it for an iPad especially if it is free and people will continue to navigate to the website anyways?
Don't get me wrong, I would definitely check out the Facebook app for iPad. I just wonder if the developers/companies will look at this device more as a netbook/laptop alternative and applications will be more in depth and offer a more fulfilling experience much like a laptop application (possibly leading to more expensive apps such as Microsoft Office, Quicken, Quickbooks etc).