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I’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 betwe
by jclardy 7y ago
I’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.