Useless iPad Apps

An iPad 2 (32 GB with Verizon 3G) has been in my bag for about six months. I use the iPad for:

• Email. The iPad makes for an OK email device. Editing typos remains more difficult than with an Android device. Android provides a convenient way to locate an insertion point. iOS does not. The lack of SWYPE for iOS makes text entry more tedious than necessary.
  
• Reading books and technical reports.
  
• Reading blogs and news sources.

Here's a run down on the iPad apps that I've found to be useless (as in I've never used them or rarely use them):

• Messages (New with iOS 5. I have now clue what it does).
• Videos. Never used it.
• iTunes. Ditto.
• Photo Booth. Huh?
• Photos. Why?
• Music. How different from iTunes?
• Face Time. Google + hangouts and Skype are better.
• Mail. Awkward.
• Calendar. Apple FINALLY added the ability to use swipe gestures to change months, etc. Generally awkward to use.

Most of these apps reflect Apple's legacy approach to content. Apple has historically assumed content is loaded on the device. In contrast, I operate in a cloud based environment. Google Apps is my primary tool for personal and work email, etc. iOS5 is a step in the cloud direction.

See my companion post Useful iPad Apps.

Overall, it's an OK device. Android provides a superior user experience. iOS lacks key information display features (such as widgets). And I find more consistency across Android apps than I find in Apple Apps.