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"Why do people keep posting articles about people doing real work on an iPad?" Because people like the author of this blog post keep saying that people can't u

"Why do people keep posting articles about people doing real work on an iPad?" Because people like the author of this blog post keep saying that people can't use the iPad to get real work done. At this point, it's become maddening. Do I still carry a Mac laptop around with me? Yes. Are there some things I can do on a Mac I can't do on an iPad? Yes. But it goes both ways. Are there some things I can do on an iPad I can't do on a Mac? Unequivocally yes. Does that mean, in those contexts, I should throw shade at the Mac and say people can't get "real work" done on the Mac? No, that's absurd. A smartphone != tablet != laptop != desktop != watch != smart speaker, etc., etc. Different devices for difference purposes, and the fact they all overlap in many ways is a nice bonus, not a problem to bemoan.

p1necone 7y ago
The laptop/desktop form factor is a physical barrier to the kinds of things that tablets are good for (portability, drawing, good for reading documents while working etc etc). But there's not reason why you shouldn't be able to use the iPad for the stuff you currently need a laptop/desktop running mac os for other than software. I should be able to chuck a keyboard cover on an iPad and use it for all the same stuff I use a desktop pc for (albeit with a smaller screen), but I can't - because Apple intentionally puts a less feature rich operating system on the device (and has a restricted app store that explicitly disallows certain use cases).
- Terretta 7y ago
  > but I can’t But many can, and barring certain industry specific specialty tools, I’m unfamiliar with everyday laptop software for everyday people that doesn’t have a plausible counterpart.