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Disagree. The iPad is largely geared at consuming content. The features of the surface allow users to be able to create content. They can use Office, Visual
by s_henry_paulson 14y ago
Disagree. The iPad is largely geared at consuming content.
The features of the surface allow users to be able to create content. They can use Office, Visual Studio, PhotoShop, etc.
These things just simply can't be done on an iPad.
On surface, I can open up OneNote, and start taking handwritten notes, which the computer also does character recognition on so I can later search through my notes, or convert them into a typed document, etc.
You know what to do on an iPad because your options are limited.
This is an ultra-portable solution for people that want to have the abilities of a full functioning OS.
- DeepDuh 14y agoUntil you see that most of the x86 ecosystem is not optimized for touch input. We're pretty much at the same point as with the old tablet PCs, except that they will have become lighter and with detachable keyboard. It doesn't solve the old UX problem of having desktop apps with a touchscreen - in fact it makes it worse since you can't easily switch to a touchpad .
- kposehn 14y ago> The iPad is largely geared at consuming content. Actually, I'm going to argue that the iPad wasn't geared for it; instead, developers only new how to make apps for consuming content when it was released. Look at the massive number of apps now geared towards creation on the iPad. Hell, there is a growing movement to replace laptops entirely with iPads, which I'm a part of. Office is coming for iPad (it seems) and there is the Apple apps for content creation. Photoshop is on iPad as well. Only development is lacking, but that is because dev work - at this time - requires a more intricate interface. That will one day change.