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When Steve Jobs said that, he was talking about a stylus as a main or even only input device. And he is still right about it. The Apple Pencil for the iPad neve
by zuhsetaqi 6mo ago
When Steve Jobs said that, he was talking about a stylus as a main or even only input device. And he is still right about it. The Apple Pencil for the iPad never was a main input device but an alternative.
- overfeed 6mo agoThat wasn't the only time Jobs trashed a category Apple didn't currently have annon-sale model for, but was actively developing; he also slurred 6-inch Android phones as "Hummers", and mocked the 7-inch Android tablets as "too small" a little while before Apple launched its iPad Mini.
- fennecbutt 6mo agoExactly, but watch people leap into to defend how brilliant he supposedly was.
- eru 6mo agoI see no contradiction.
- isidusjdjsu 6mo agoThere’s no contradiction here. Jobs’ point was about the MAIN input method. A touchscreen that requires a stylus as main input method still is a terrible idea. The Apple Pencil is meant for alternative and creative input, something you can’t do well with your fingers. Please, leave that reddit-esque “iSheep”-type of comment out of here.
- Maxion 6mo agoTo be fair, 7.9 inches is quite a bit bigger than 7 inches. That's ~30% more screen area.
- f33d5173 6mo agoTouch input needn't be the main input to a laptop with a keyboard and a trackpad...