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You see, your mom doesn't compile software with basic toolchains that have existed since the beginning of the computer era. I'm OK with the fact that your mom,
by dschuetz 8y ago
You see, your mom doesn't compile software with basic toolchains that have existed since the beginning of the computer era. I'm OK with the fact that your mom, or anybody else's mom, or spouse, or sister uses an iPad now, instead of a fully featured computer. It's totally fine. They get everything they've ever needed, and more. But let's make it perfectly clear that an iPad cannot ever replace a laptop as a computer. Since most people don't see the difference, we need to point out that there this crucial fact.
I've been trying to switch (I also own an ipad pro) and it just doens't work. Either you need a second computer nearby, or a solid internet connection and a server with the toolchains of your choice. Microsofts's Surface actually replaces a laptop without the need to point that out, where the iPad is falsely advertised as a replacement. Sorry, I cannot accept false advertising, nor is clever marketing an excuse. They need to point out facts instead of wishful thinking. I am using Apple products for specific purposes, but also other products of other vendors. Because all of them suck in very specific ways. Let's not pretend that Apple somehow is superior in marketing that it tries to sell a consumer product as a universal computer. Nope, Nuh-uh. Not buying it.
- dvfjsdhgfv 8y agoI agree with your sentiment but ultimately what I or you think is insignificant, what matters is that people buy the iPad Pro, try to switch as advertised, discover the shortcomings of the device and switch back. If it happened to my mother, it will definitely happen to other users who need much more than Facetime/Safari/Photos/Skype/Netflix.
- abritinthebay 8y agoSure, but there are less of those cases than the other way around.