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It’s not a do everything machine: I can’t use it as a tablet. On the other hand what’s holding my iPad back from becoming a do-everything machine is A) sandbox

by emsy 5y ago

It’s not a do everything machine: I can’t use it as a tablet. On the other hand what’s holding my iPad back from becoming a do-everything machine is A) sandboxing, which they shouldn’t change or at best streamline to allow better app interoperability (the current share approach is laughably bad) B) what is allowed on the AppStore. This is purely a policy issue. Why isn’t there an isolated XCode that at least lets me develop iPad apps? The MacBook Air is a $1000 work horse, the iPad is a pricey web browsing machine/toy. Save for, say artists and even they are extremely limited. Want to create a 3D model using several apps? Good luck with that

threeseed 5y ago
> It’s not a do everything machine For you. But for the majority of the population it is. Office, Mail, Browser, Photo Editor etc is typically more than enough for most.
- smoldesu 5y ago
  No, not really. Any direction you run in, you're going to come across sharp edges. The web is still terribly optimized for tablets, and it's even worse when you're forced to use Safari to interact with it all. I can't count the number of times one of my family members was filling out a form/buying something/doing anything on an iPad and had to go put it down to get a real computer to finish the job. This myth that "the average consumer doesn't need x" is pretty pervasive, and it's a pretty diminutive way to look at computing. The user doesn't need a graphical interface, but we still give it to them anyways. They don't need excessive, timewasting animations cluttering their UI, but iPadOS provides in spades. Either way, I'm expanding my blanket ban on recommending Macs to include iPads. After trying out one of the new iPad Pros, I honestly can't even say it's a better choice than a shitty 2014 Macbook Pro. The ecosystem still has a long ways to go before the iPad feels like a natural part.
  - Jcowell 5y ago
    On the flip side , the 2018 IPad Pro has been an amazing reader, note taker, third monitor, media watcher , and web browsing tool that I just would not use on neither a laptop or Desktop.
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by emsy 5y ago

threeseed 5y ago

> It’s not a do everything machine For you. But for the majority of the population it is. Office, Mail, Browser, Photo Editor etc is typically more than enough for most.

smoldesu 5y ago
No, not really. Any direction you run in, you're going to come across sharp edges. The web is still terribly optimized for tablets, and it's even worse when you're forced to use Safari to interact with it all. I can't count the number of times one of my family members was filling out a form/buying something/doing anything on an iPad and had to go put it down to get a real computer to finish the job. This myth that "the average consumer doesn't need x" is pretty pervasive, and it's a pretty diminutive way to look at computing. The user doesn't need a graphical interface, but we still give it to them anyways. They don't need excessive, timewasting animations cluttering their UI, but iPadOS provides in spades. Either way, I'm expanding my blanket ban on recommending Macs to include iPads. After trying out one of the new iPad Pros, I honestly can't even say it's a better choice than a shitty 2014 Macbook Pro. The ecosystem still has a long ways to go before the iPad feels like a natural part.
- Jcowell 5y ago
  On the flip side , the 2018 IPad Pro has been an amazing reader, note taker, third monitor, media watcher , and web browsing tool that I just would not use on neither a laptop or Desktop.

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