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I disagree that "the iPad ... has failed to capture any market share in any of the skilled tasks that people use desktop computers for" because of "modern Apple
by sjy 7y ago
I disagree that "the iPad ... has failed to capture any market share in any of the skilled tasks that people use desktop computers for" because of "modern Apple's design approach of allocating resources based on how popular features are." I think the iPad has failed to replace desktops because every iPad app has to work on a tiny screen with no keyboard or mouse.
I'm glad Apple created the iPad, because even though it's a dumbed-down device that makes some creative work hard, that limitation is what makes it a good mobile device. I agree with your concern about the idea that it's "the future of personal computing." I wouldn't trust Apple to make a good desktop computer anymore.
- robenkleene 7y agoiPad's have keyboards, and tons of people do great creative work on laptops with small screens. But generally this feels like we’re way out in the weeds here, if you think it’s just the reasons you listed, and not that, because of the OS design, they can’t run Photoshop/Illustrator/Ableton/Final Cut/Logic/Xcode/a terminal, etc, etc... then shrug.