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Despite all the posts in this thread definitively stating that the iPad is “just for entertainment”, an illustrator ex-colleague of mine creates all her work on
by hfgjdssaghj 3y ago
Despite all the posts in this thread definitively stating that the iPad is “just for entertainment”, an illustrator ex-colleague of mine creates all her work on an iPad Pro.
She owns a home, and has 2 kids, and as far as I know has no other sources of income other than her illustrations, which are all made on her iPad.
- zuhsetaqi 3y agoThank you for pointing that out. And I think that’s exactly what the article says: > This is the fundamental difference between the Mac (a platform that basically lets developers and users do anything they want) and the iPad (where if Apple doesn’t specifically allow it, it can’t be done). The iPad has some really powerful use cases, but only the ones Apple made (like illustration work).
- hfgjdssaghj 3y agoI admit to a feeling of hopelessness discussing this well-worn topic on HN, but in my case I use my own iPad for reading books, annotating PDFs, taking notes, writing mails, watching videos, drawing, surfing the web, watching sport, listening to music, lightweight coding, using as an extra screen and probably other things I’ve forgotten. The kids have used it to shoot and edit stop-motion movies, and ‘compose’ music. As I said, at least one person I know keeps three people (including herself) in a home and fed, in one of the world’s most expensive cities. But apparently this is only what “Apple allow us to do”.
- _ph_ 3y agoThere is no doubt that the iPad can be a very useful device if the available software fits exactly your needs. Here obviously the pen input is the critical enabler. Thus the iPad is very popular for anyone "drawing". But beyond those fields, the usefulness drops rapidly.