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My parents and my mother in law literally don't want to do any of the things you just listed, but all of them have found my iPad useful, could use it immediatel
by rbarooah 16y ago
My parents and my mother in law literally don't want to do any of the things you just listed, but all of them have found my iPad useful, could use it immediately, and want one.
That $75 computer on Craigslist simply can't do things in the same way.
It's like comparing a mountain bike with a 15 year old pickup truck. You can spend $1000 on either, and the truck will go further, faster and carrying a greater load. But the mountain bike will go places the truck can't go, and the experience will be totally different.
- PostOnce 16y agoIf all you ever use your PC for is Hulu, then what you need is a TV, and televisions are not "post-PC", they're a different product entirely, nor will they ever replace PCs. :P
- rbarooah 16y agoSilly strawman. Actually none of them watched video at all. They used maps, google earth, the browser, a Craigslist app, the photos app, and kindle. But I guess I've fallen for a troll.
- PostOnce 16y agoNot a straw man, it was an example. I am not trolling. PCs can be used for all manner of things, some things that they are now used for are better suited to other devices. Some things are perfectly suited to PCs and other devices just fail to measure up. My point is, iPad ownership and PC ownership are not mutually exclusive. Having an iPad does not mean you are done with PCs.
- rbarooah 16y agoFair enough. I don't think that's what post-PC is intended to mean though. Really I think it's just a comment about where the growth is.
- gyom 16y agoI don't know, to me it seems like a legitimate observation and not trolling. It's not really an anti-ipad argument, but it's just a reminder that the iPad isn't a replacement for everything below a certain threshold.