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No it wasn’t. The iPad is the wrong tool for creating that stuff. But it is awesome for consumption. Argh. This is sooooo frustrating. Why does everyone believ

• sofal 15y ago
  People who otherwise wouldn't consider themselves content creators can be inspired to become such if their devices come with content-creation features. As the divide increases between content-consuming devices and content-creation devices, more and more people are going to opt for the less expensive consuming devices and just not get the other kind, as they don't anticipate in advance a desire to create. Thus the barrier for becoming a content-creator could go from "hey neat, look what I can make with this!" to having to buy a separate device first. If the creation abilities come packaged with the consuming device, more people are going to feel empowered make the easy leap, perhaps discovering a new passion in the process.
• varunsrin 15y ago
  "The iPad is the wrong tool for creating that stuff. But it is awesome for consumption." Exactly, OP's point is that most R&D by large co's these days is focused on building consumption devices similar to the iPad. About 10 years ago, most R&D was around enterprises/PC's, and that benefited both producers & consumers of content. No one is arguing that one particular model is right - it was simply an observation of where R&D is focused these days, and what that means for producers of content.
  • ugh 15y ago
    Some of the R&D. The world is a big, big place. Tablets are not some big black hole that suck away all brainpower from all other tasks.