By Matthew Panzarino on TNW, Sept. 12, 2011 – Flipboard CEO Mike McCue is on stage at Techcrunch Disrupt conference right now and he is saying some interesting things about the future of the web and the iPad. “The web will feel a lot different in 5 years. It will feel a lot like print and be monetized differently than it is currently.” Update.
McCue also said, “I think that the iPad is a superior consumption device for content on the web. It is actually the perfect device for content on the web. We’re trying to create a new type of browsing experience that is right for the iPad.”
On The Daily and other products that offer media content directly on the iPad, McCue is optimistic. “I think that there will be an opportunity to create new kinds of content companies on the iPad.”
If the web is going to become “like print,” that suggests that print always has been, is, and will continue to be the superior medium. So why are so many in such a hurry to throw out the baby with the bathwater? (I use computers all day, and/but I still prefer reading things on paper as much as possible.)