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IPad is not a PC so this statistic by itself is useless. And yes I know they said if they add it in but still I stand by my statement and say this is useless.

by wambie 16y ago

burgerbrain 16y ago
From a hardware point of view, it would normally definitely qualify as a PC. However, since it's walled-garden'd, I definitely would not consider it a PC as it is. Unfortunate that it's artificially restricted like this.
- Samuel_Michon 16y ago
  In corporate use, many users cannot add or update programs on their computers -- that is handled by the IT department. Yet there is no doubt that these computers are PCs. I can imagine iPads becoming quite popular in enterprise environments because the software is managed. No antivirus, 1 standard(s) web browser with no browser plugins to worry about, and no p2p applications. I'll concede that this is a different kind of computing than most consumers are used to, but I believe that many consumers will welcome a system that is safe, makes it easy to buy and update software, and which provides a consistent UI. Right now, Apple is preparing a Mac App Store. If, in a couple of years most Mac software will be distributed via the Mac App Store, I can imagine Apple building a feature into Mac OS X that will allow administrators to turn off access to the standard filesystem for certain types of users, making such setups virtually foolproof.
  - burgerbrain 16y ago
    In home consumer settings, the user is the owner of the PC, The user decides what programs to run on the PC. In corporate settings, the corporation is the owner of the PC. The corporation decides what to run on the PC. In home consumer settings, the user is the owner of the ipad. Apple decides what programs to run on the ipad. Does the home consumer really own the ipad?
    - Samuel_Michon 16y ago
      I see what you're saying, but apparently home users happily give up that bit of control to get a computer that 'just works'. Other companies have noticed this, RIM and Microsoft are working on similar systems. Google's ChromeOS is even more extreme, as it only runs web apps. The CR-48 looks like a notebook, but following the logic of some, it shouldn't be called that.
- wambie 16y ago
  I have had one since launch, use it a lot, but in no way consider it a replacement for my laptop. I see it being closer to a smartphone than a PC/Laptop just as I see a net book being closer to a PC than a smartphone. The day I can do everything with my IPad alone is the day I consider it a PC.

IPad is not a PC so this statistic by itself is useless. And yes I know they said if they add it in but still I stand by my statement and say this is useless.

by wambie 16y ago

IPad is not a PC so this statistic by itself is useless. And yes I know they said if they add it in but still I stand by my statement and say this is useless.

burgerbrain 16y ago

From a hardware point of view, it would normally definitely qualify as a PC. However, since it's walled-garden'd, I definitely would not consider it a PC as it is. Unfortunate that it's artificially restricted like this.

Samuel_Michon 16y ago
In corporate use, many users cannot add or update programs on their computers -- that is handled by the IT department. Yet there is no doubt that these computers are PCs. I can imagine iPads becoming quite popular in enterprise environments because the software is managed. No antivirus, 1 standard(s) web browser with no browser plugins to worry about, and no p2p applications. I'll concede that this is a different kind of computing than most consumers are used to, but I believe that many consumers will welcome a system that is safe, makes it easy to buy and update software, and which provides a consistent UI. Right now, Apple is preparing a Mac App Store. If, in a couple of years most Mac software will be distributed via the Mac App Store, I can imagine Apple building a feature into Mac OS X that will allow administrators to turn off access to the standard filesystem for certain types of users, making such setups virtually foolproof.
- burgerbrain 16y ago
  In home consumer settings, the user is the owner of the PC, The user decides what programs to run on the PC. In corporate settings, the corporation is the owner of the PC. The corporation decides what to run on the PC. In home consumer settings, the user is the owner of the ipad. Apple decides what programs to run on the ipad. Does the home consumer really own the ipad?
  - Samuel_Michon 16y ago
    I see what you're saying, but apparently home users happily give up that bit of control to get a computer that 'just works'. Other companies have noticed this, RIM and Microsoft are working on similar systems. Google's ChromeOS is even more extreme, as it only runs web apps. The CR-48 looks like a notebook, but following the logic of some, it shouldn't be called that.
wambie 16y ago
I have had one since launch, use it a lot, but in no way consider it a replacement for my laptop. I see it being closer to a smartphone than a PC/Laptop just as I see a net book being closer to a PC than a smartphone. The day I can do everything with my IPad alone is the day I consider it a PC.