iPad Wishlist: Separate user accounts

You are implying that Apple is somehow responsible for your desire, lack of funds needed to procure said desirable object or both. What type of response did you hope to illicit from that comment, if not a smarmy rebuke of your proposition?

Maybe you were trying to stoke the fires of proletariat revolution against Apple for daring to price an object of their labor beyond your reach? Surely, as I'm sure our Dear Leader would concur, Apple has made enough money at this point.

Use separate iPads, not separate user accounts. Mobile devices are inherently personal and not shareable. What happens when you and a family member want to take the iPad to different locations at the same time? Shell out for the extra iPads.

I'm not really sure how Steve's reality distortion field has any effect on the price. Are you suggesting Apple just choose to make less money, or are you suggesting they put less effort into it (R&D) or lower the quality (cheaper, crappier screens)? Or do you think you're entitled to something just because you want it? I'm guessing the latter.

To really understand why the iPad creates a new product category and how it could fit into one's life, one needs to have it around for a couple days. When it's there, you use it...and it's sweet!

If I could lock out my email, Evernote, and Safari bookmarks, I would have loaned my iPad out to co-workers and friends so they could "get it". I initially considered keeping my iPad clean of personal info for this purpose.

I agree user accounts would be a welcome addition...Not only to aid my freaky Apple iPad evangelism, but just because it makes sense.

If it's too late to include in OS 4, how about making the new folders lockable? That would help.

I have the reverse question. I have an iPad and a small investment in iPad apps. If I buy an iPad for my wife, can she sync with my computer and download those apps on to her new iPad as well?

I have one iPad, bought for my wife early adopter style, and she has pretty much nixed the use of her old laptop (except for uploading 100s of images at a time to her facebook). I get to use it from time to time to play certain games (WeRule & Godfinger and others), browse the web (cause it's better on the iPad than on my iPhone and I dont miss flash), and a few other obscure tasks (like taking it to business meetings when an iPad will suffice).

The problem we are having now is that we are youth leaders in our church and from time to time we have students over to hang out, play games/videogames and just catch up. Students love the iPad and always want to play with it or use it to do home work, my wife is an English Ed major and the last two weeks she has been helping students write papers and study more and more. She sits with the iPad and types, checks facebook, browse the net and look up words as she is there to help them.

Now are problem is everyone wants to use the iPad, my MBP gets hot on the junk :) and is heavier and bulkier to take places or go outside, etc. We are planning on getting a second wifi iPad for me for work (yay tax deduction), but that doesnt solve the issue that we would love to have multiple accounts for emails, app scores, and other programs. I dont mind sharing, it's just I dont want info being erased accidentally or apps erased unknowingly or private info being read.

Don't be so cheap! The thing is called iPad. If Steve intends for it to be used by more than one person, he would have named it the wePad and not an iPad!!

Holy crap people. Perhaps this should be at the top of the "do I really need an iPad" check list.

1: are than more than one person who are going to want to use this in my household

Keep piling on features and wants and perhaps you'll realize you're better off without it, or with an alternative device...

im not sharing my ipad with ANYONE. i dont really see this necessary anywayd, its a personal device.

Buy another iPad. It's not a Macbook.

-Steve