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This article seems a little ranty, but you could definitely be forgiven for thinking that iPads are general-purpose computing devices. There aren't any hardware
by hansvm 2y ago
This article seems a little ranty, but you could definitely be forgiven for thinking that iPads are general-purpose computing devices. There aren't any hardware limitations, and for years (haven't checked the last year or two), Apple was heavily advertising them as being just that, especially with keyboards and other add-ons. If you weren't intimately familiar with the goings-on, had brand loyalty from a MacBook that previously did what you wanted, and only spent an hour or three of research (a few hundred dollars of your time, or a 10-30% tax on this upcoming purchase) after seeing those ads, an article about how you were swindled would be appropriate.
- BiteCode_dev 2y agoTablets and phones have been criticized for a decade for being limited artificially, locked down and more oriented consumption than production. Mac products are especially famous for restricting the users in what in can do in exchange for whatever peace of mind that brings. If you are going to spend hundred of dollars on a product without doing even a basic research about it, you are 100% responsible of the outcome.
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- threeseed 2y ago> definitely be forgiven for thinking that iPads are general-purpose computing devices The iPad is about to reach its 15 birthday. No one should be forgiven for confusing it with a MacBook.
- bhelkey 2y agoI don't particularly care for the limitations Apple puts on iPads. Instead, I have a Windows Surface that I use to mostly as a laptop and occasionally as a tablet. That being said, Apple has a 14 day return policy [1]. If you feel swindled, which should be immediately obvious, just return the device. [1] https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/help/returns_refund https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop/help/returns_refund