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The iPad isn't really for people who read hacker news. Except maybe on the toilet. :) But for my mother, who has never touched, nor wanted to touch a compute
by mrunkel 7y ago
The iPad isn't really for people who read hacker news. Except maybe on the toilet. :)
But for my mother, who has never touched, nor wanted to touch a computer, it has opened whole new worlds for her. She now loves that iPad and uses it for email, facebook, web browsing etc.
There are a whole lot more people out there like my mother than those who read hacker news.
If you've never felt the need for an iPad, you probably don't need one.
- sjwright 7y agoI know many people for whom an iPad is the first and only computer they’ve ever owned. Most of them are in their 70s, or older. With a SIM card for internet connectivity, it’s hard to beat for keeping grandparents connected with their grandchildren with a steady stream of photos and the occasional video call.
- mrunkel 7y agoI must not have been clear. I wasn't saying that the iPad can't be used by hacker news readers. I was saying that we're not the target audience. I have an iPad that I use a lot myself.
- look_lookatme 7y agoI wouldn't outright dismiss the iPad like this. I read more on the iPad than I do with physical books or my Kindle. In particular, pair it with an O'Reilly Learning account and it opens up a whole new pedagogic world I did not realize I was missing out on. It makes me wish Oyster was still around too.
- mrunkel 7y agoI must not have been clear. I wasn't saying that the iPad can't be used by hacker news readers. I was saying that we're not the target audience. I have an iPad that I use a lot myself.
- jclardy 7y agoI’m on hacker news and replying to this on an iPad. My mac and windows desktop both have their place, but the iPad really does slot in as a “third” device between a full fledged desktop OS and my phone. I use it to take notes during meetings, to keep daily work logs, for replying to emails, checking up on slack, reading PDFs and ebooks, task management, web browsing and watching video as a third monitor to my two display desktop setup. Yes it is extremely limited in a lot of ways, but having an instant on device that is one tap and less than a MS away from all those tasks really does change the way you work. And being able to pick it up and walk around with it comfortably means you can do those tasks anywhere. And if you are like me and work remote from places like coffee shops - it basically takes up barely any more room in your laptop bag.
- mrunkel 7y agoI must not have been clear. I wasn't saying that the iPad can't be used by hacker news readers. I was saying that we're not the target audience. I have an iPad that I use a lot myself.
- macintux 7y ago> The iPad isn't really for people who read hacker news. I’m replying to you using my 7th iPad.
- mrunkel 7y agoI must not have been clear. I wasn't saying that the iPad can't be used by hacker news readers. I was saying that we're not the target audience. I have an iPad that I use a lot myself.