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> general computing Apple does not consider phones devices for general computing and so prioritises stability, power consumption and security over flexibility
by Angostura 7y ago
> general computing
Apple does not consider phones devices for general computing and so prioritises stability, power consumption and security over flexibility and the ability to run arbitrary code. I'm happy with that trade-off.
- jtbayly 7y agoThey clearly consider iPads general purpose computers, so we're back to the starting concern.
- ohithereyou 7y agoI have never thought that Apple considered iPads general purpose computers. One of their biggest ads about the iPad Pro[0] even implicitly states that. The proposition, in my mind, that Apple is trying to sell with the iPad to the majority of people who use their computers for social media, content consumption, and office tasks like email and Word document authoring is "you don't need general computing flexibility for the vast majority of things that you do". [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llZys3xg6sU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llZys3xg6sU
- athrowaway3z 7y agoThis is such an unfathomably incoherent thought from an individuals perspective that i don't even know where to start. Could you give your definition of 'general computing'?
- papermachete 7y agoSteve Jobs said in his keynote of the very first iPhone, Apple have put a full-featured operating system on it, rather than a baby OS.