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From the top... > iPad is far from worthless and Apple is far from > Trivial in the space Far from trivial doesn't really capture a device that combin

From the top... > iPad is far from worthless and Apple is far from > Trivial in the space Far from trivial doesn't really capture a device that combines being the most expensive with a 75% market share in the US[0] and where US tablet ownership among internet users is 54%[1]. > The point is that Apple is no longer the leader/innovator in > the space Oooh, is there (yet another) new iPhone killer out again this month? > People who depend on tech to make their living (often) require > more than intangible benefits, and the competition has now > caught/surpassed them as far as tech goes Those silver rectanges with the pretty apple logo on them have absolutely dominated every single developer event I've been at in recent memory. [0] https://chitika.com/insights/2014/q4-tablet-update https://chitika.com/insights/2014/q4-tablet-update [1] https://www.globalwebindex.net/blog/tablet-ownership-highest-in-north-america https://www.globalwebindex.net/blog/tablet-ownership-highest...

wutbrodo 11y ago
Note: I'm not taking a position on the actual capability of iPads in the professional space, but this comment is a masterstroke in setting up strawmen and bravely knocking them down. I'm not the parent commenter, but from the top... > Far from trivial doesn't really capture a device that combines being the most expensive with a 75% market share in the US[0] and where US tablet ownership among internet users is 54%[1]. As hinted at by the first part of the sentence you're responding to, this thread is talking about the quality of iOS devices for professional work, not their popularity. > Oooh, is there (yet another) new iPhone killer out again this month? The snark here handily hides the lack of substance: once again, the reason there's no iPhone-killer (and I don't anticipate there being one for some time) is a different question from whether there's an alternative better-suited to professional work.

wutbrodo 11y ago

Note: I'm not taking a position on the actual capability of iPads in the professional space, but this comment is a masterstroke in setting up strawmen and bravely knocking them down. I'm not the parent commenter, but from the top... > Far from trivial doesn't really capture a device that combines being the most expensive with a 75% market share in the US[0] and where US tablet ownership among internet users is 54%[1]. As hinted at by the first part of the sentence you're responding to, this thread is talking about the quality of iOS devices for professional work, not their popularity. > Oooh, is there (yet another) new iPhone killer out again this month? The snark here handily hides the lack of substance: once again, the reason there's no iPhone-killer (and I don't anticipate there being one for some time) is a different question from whether there's an alternative better-suited to professional work.