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Very well stated. I have an older iPad, which I think is a fantastic device, that I use for general browsing, managing my portfolio, and personal email. There’s
by throwaway98121 8y ago
Very well stated. I have an older iPad, which I think is a fantastic device, that I use for general browsing, managing my portfolio, and personal email. There’s no reason for me to upgrade other than maybe as a status symbol.
Honestly, none of my friends care how latest is my iPad, and neither do I. There’s no use case the newer version has that makes me think, “Wow, I need this in my life.” Speaking of which, combine all this with the ridiculous pricing of the new iPads, it just doesn’t make financial sense to throw away money.
- dddddaviddddd 8y agoReferring to the Pro iPads of course, the consumer (6th generation?) ones are reasonably priced. You get basically an iPhone 7 processor inside with a decent screen and tablet form factor.
- TheOtherHobbes 8y agoThe iPad Pros seem to have been an attempt to shift a certain content creation niche away from Macbooks towards the iPad range. They're nice devices for visual creatives and for music, albeit in a rather limited way. (Kraftwerk play live with iPads now.) But they're not a substitute for the full desktop experience. So you get a clash between Cook's smaller-lighter-thinner aesthetic and the real-world demands of professional content creation. The result is a very expensive toy you can do serious work on sometimes, but definitely not all the time.
- dangus 8y agoI think we all have a very short memory in regard to the major changes Apple made to iOS on the iPad for iOS 11. I would expect that the iPad will become more macOS-like over time, especially with the addition of USB-C. I think that means waiting and seeing what iOS 13 brings to it.