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My wife started working for Apple retail a year ago. During training, they asked what an iPad would be used for, and my wife gave pretty much exactly your respo
by geophile 11y ago
My wife started working for Apple retail a year ago. During training, they asked what an iPad would be used for, and my wife gave pretty much exactly your response -- it's for consumption. WRONG! There was an ad campaign at the time, showing iPads as an important tool in writing music, climbing mountains, etc. They were trying very hard to convince people that iPads were for people doing things, not couch potatoes. I'm not sure they really convinced anyone.
- msh 11y agoEhmm somebody is using it for more than consumption: https://mobile.twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/616345992506540037 https://mobile.twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/616345992506540...
- anonyfox 11y agoOf course you can be productive on an iPad, no question. I have a keyboard-case for it, so writing a few letters or stuff like that is fairly straightforward and without much hassle. It comes down on what "producing" means for you. I am a developer. Yes, I can code even on my iPhone (code editor, ssh client, git client is installed), but i'm much more productive on an actual mac. If you're kinda office worker that uses mainly office software (word, excel, ...) and messaging (mail, slack, ...), an iPad with optional keyboard is perfectly capable as a primary working device, plus it's extremely portable and may even have mobile data plans attached.
- geophile 11y agoThe question was what people actually do on an iPad. And the consensus among people who don't get paid by Apple seems to be: couchsurfing.