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The author talked about "productive use" - you listed gaming and browsing. In many circles those don't rank as productivity. There's a fine difference between "

The author talked about "productive use" - you listed gaming and browsing. In many circles those don't rank as productivity. There's a fine difference between "great"/"cool" and "being productive".

cmsj 14y ago
Are we being a bit condescending by insinuating that points earned or facebook walls commented on, is not productive? I'm sure you cure cancer with every 5th keystroke of your best selling novels and crush awesome ruby code for breakfast. You're espousing a pretty narrow view of what a computing device can be used for in a way that produces some value for its user.
- rogerchucker 14y ago
  You are allowed to find a device useful (i.e. gain value out of it) without being productive on it. That is why e-Readers sell a lot - they are useful. We're arguing about productive use cases here and that in my mind does not include commenting on facebook walls. If that is a narrow viewpoint then that's fine with me.
- InclinedPlane 14y ago
  "Productive" is used in its more literal definition here: producing, m/aking, creating. It doesn't have to be shakespeare or picasso to still be a creative work.
- see3peeO 14y ago
  Think about it this way. If your work only allowed you to use a tablet to do your work, how productive would you be? I'm pretty sure every business prefers a 'narrow view' of what productivity means. The article is in relation to productivity.
jaxn 14y ago
I think this depends on the kind of work you produce. I know tons of CEOs who are more productive because of their tablets. The reason is that the form factor makes it easy to carry it everywhere. So they always have documents in Evernote, Dropbox, etc and are able to manipulate those if needed. Sometimes accessing information is the key to productivity. Now, I am sure someone will want to debate the idea of CEOs being productive, but that is another thread.

The author talked about "productive use" - you listed gaming and browsing. In many circles those don't rank as productivity. There's a fine difference between "great"/"cool" and "being productive".

cmsj 14y ago

Are we being a bit condescending by insinuating that points earned or facebook walls commented on, is not productive? I'm sure you cure cancer with every 5th keystroke of your best selling novels and crush awesome ruby code for breakfast. You're espousing a pretty narrow view of what a computing device can be used for in a way that produces some value for its user.

rogerchucker 14y ago
You are allowed to find a device useful (i.e. gain value out of it) without being productive on it. That is why e-Readers sell a lot - they are useful. We're arguing about productive use cases here and that in my mind does not include commenting on facebook walls. If that is a narrow viewpoint then that's fine with me.
InclinedPlane 14y ago
"Productive" is used in its more literal definition here: producing, m/aking, creating. It doesn't have to be shakespeare or picasso to still be a creative work.
see3peeO 14y ago
Think about it this way. If your work only allowed you to use a tablet to do your work, how productive would you be? I'm pretty sure every business prefers a 'narrow view' of what productivity means. The article is in relation to productivity.

jaxn 14y ago

I think this depends on the kind of work you produce. I know tons of CEOs who are more productive because of their tablets. The reason is that the form factor makes it easy to carry it everywhere. So they always have documents in Evernote, Dropbox, etc and are able to manipulate those if needed. Sometimes accessing information is the key to productivity. Now, I am sure someone will want to debate the idea of CEOs being productive, but that is another thread.