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> I think they will be sorely disappointed. Apart from vim/emacs hackers and sysops that can get by with just a shell and keyboard Hell what? Not even that wor
by lloeki 10y ago
> I think they will be sorely disappointed. Apart from vim/emacs hackers and sysops that can get by with just a shell and keyboard
Hell what? Not even that works. Apart from the curios* I've seen no live use of anyone using an iPad instead of a MacBook. From custom window management to the simple fact that a hinge between the screen and the keyboard is just the perfect HID with a TUI.
* yes it does work and some people seem to like it (to each his own) but every attempt I've seen just ends up turning an iPad into a frankenlaptop just to end up claiming "hey I work on an iPad, iPads are fine!", which they are, but I'd rather jack a car up with a jack rather than with a beam and a log.
- Spooky23 10y agoIt all depends on what you do. Executive and field workforce people love the ipad. When I stood up our mobile team, a group of field auditors literally sent us cookies and brownies when we trashed their corporate crapbooks with iPads and VDI -- despite significant UI issues. As SSO has become better with iOS, people have gotten even happier. The instant ok and lower friction (yet secure) connectivity experience is huge. The biggest issue is legacy windows apps. But people come up with solutions for that as well. In one case, a guy wrote an access front end for a Windows workflow with giant buttons that were easy to click. Ugly as sin? Yes. But it worked.
- lloeki 10y agoSorry I was not clear (I phrased it badly and rereadingit in light of your comment shows how ambiguous mine was), I was solely talking about development tasks and such, notably on the terminal. I fully appreciate how an iPad (or the tablet form factor in general, including Surface) can be useful and appreciated in various use cases.