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The ipad is not a toy, just because it restricts development activity. It’s a perfect replacement for a desktop for my parents, and many others.
by tgv 5y ago
The ipad is not a toy, just because it restricts development activity. It’s a perfect replacement for a desktop for my parents, and many others.
- vorpalhex 5y agoIt's a toy because it does no work. My gaming console is a toy. Sure I can probably get google drive to load and pair a keyboard but that doesn't mean it's a real tool. You can't even copy over movies or books! You can't buy books from anyone except Apple. You can't manage files meaningfully. You can't install useful software. Hell, I can't even get a real web browser, instead I'm stuck with safari which is basically a decade old under the hood. I made the mistake one time of traveling with just my ipad, pre-pandemic. I couldn't even get and print train tickets in a hotel! At the time I couldn't even watch videos off a usb drive (since added). iPads are toys. They are the fake version of a real computer you give a child so they don't cause too much damage.