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Apple sold more than 500 million iPads over the product's first decade.
by tomjakubowski 4y ago
Apple sold more than 500 million iPads over the product's first decade.
- hbn 4y agoI never said it was a failure. But it's certainly a supplementary device for most people. If all iPads disappeared off the face of the earth tomorrow, it wouldn't be nearly as big of a deal compared to if that happened with smartphones or laptops or PCs, etc. Meta has a big hurdle to overcome to make success out of a device with no real practical use so far, and one that you have to strap to your face.
- tomjakubowski 4y agoFor many people, and maybe most younger people, PCs are a supplemental device. I know a few folks who have an iPad and a smartphone but no personal laptop. To your point, though, I think more do get by with just the phone.
- silverlake 4y agoFor most of my family the iPad replaced their computer. Thankfully I no longer have to do tech support.
- micah94 4y agoI second this. The ipad has become the computer for several in my family as well.
- scarface74 4y agoThe watch and AirPods are also “accessory devices”. Most other companies would kill to have any of Apple’s divisions.
- jejeyyy77 4y agoYou’re living in a tech bubble my friend. Many people have replaced their laptops and computers with an iPad because they only check email/Facebook/watch youtube/surf the web.