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And nobody ever said the same thing about iPad.

thejosh 11y ago
Seriously, the amount of jokes about the iPad when that first came out were hilarious because now all those jokers have an iPad themselves.
- Gigablah 11y ago
  iPad usage seems to have dropped significantly, though. I almost never see anyone using it anymore. They're gathering dust in cupboards.
  - threeseed 11y ago
    It hasn't dropped significantly within the tablet market: https://chitika.com/insights/2015/q1-tablet-update https://chitika.com/insights/2015/q1-tablet-update If you are talking about the entire table market dropping in usage then it isn't significant (6% y/y): http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS25593415 http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS25593415
  - IBM 11y ago
    According to Tim Cook on a recent earnings call, usage of iPads and customer satisfaction has remained the same. It's pretty much just replacement cycles that will determine iPad sales going forward.
  - Watabou 11y ago
    I think this is mostly due to the replacement cycle. Most people who want the iPad, bought one. But -- you don't replace an iPad every year or two like you do an iPhone. Even if you have the iPad 2 for instance, it's a very capable device, there's no reason to go out right now and buy the latest iPad unless you specifically want extra features like Touch ID.
  - parasubvert 11y ago
    Completely the opposite from what I see. They're everywhere I look, at work, at home, on the train, at restaurants. Kids especially can't get enough of them. Sales have dropped off, but even the browser market share for iPad remains high among tablets.
    - threatofrain 11y ago
      I am surprised that your personal experience is one of many iPads in the wild. When I'm going about cafes, bookstores, and libraries, in or about Cupertino, Mountain View, and Palo Alto, I find that people almost exclusively use laptops as their sit-down device. I wouldn't be surprised if phones were the second most-used sit-down device.
      - parasubvert 11y ago
        Was in Red Rock Coffee in Mountain View last week and (guestimating) saw about 60% laptops (mostly Mac) and 40% tablets upstairs. Didn't count who was on phones (including me). Most of my travels are in Canada however, and in Vancouver , Calgary, or Toronto the ratio is inverted - more iPads than laptops. Business meetings too - lots of iPads. I know my 5 year old prefers our iPad to any other device or toy - even the big screen projector. This is similar with other parents in our circles where iPad grounding is one of the more effective forms of discipline. These are all anecdotes and in the grand scheme mean little, just a counter example to the "collecting dust" theory. They're also still outselling all Macs by 3x though it used to be 5x. So something is happening to iPad purchase trends but it's not clear why.
  - MBCook 11y ago
    That's not true. iPad SALES are down, but that doesn't mean USE is. My mom still loves her iPad one. I know someone who wouldn't have replaced their iPad mini if they hadn't stepped on it (despite being basically an iPad two). Without the subsidy of mobile phones people don't seem to buy new ones as fast. Doesn't mean the iPad is dying, just that the market is closer to saturated than it was 2 years ago.
    - pilsetnieks 11y ago
      It's not even that sales are down, sales growth is down, which is why every analyst is shouting from the rooftops about how Apple is DOOMED.
  - lampchop 11y ago
    I do quite a lot of travelling and the iPad usage depends very much on locale.
  - MaysonL 11y ago
    iPad usage is as strong as ever, or stronger: it's their sales that have slumped.
  - Grue3 11y ago
    Agreed, I haven't seen any iPads, nor any iPad advertisements either lately. The product is a lemon, only bolstered by the endless consumerism of Apple fans. Apple Watch will meet the same fate.

Seriously, the amount of jokes about the iPad when that first came out were hilarious because now all those jokers have an iPad themselves.

Gigablah 11y ago
iPad usage seems to have dropped significantly, though. I almost never see anyone using it anymore. They're gathering dust in cupboards.
- threeseed 11y ago
  It hasn't dropped significantly within the tablet market: https://chitika.com/insights/2015/q1-tablet-update https://chitika.com/insights/2015/q1-tablet-update If you are talking about the entire table market dropping in usage then it isn't significant (6% y/y): http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS25593415 http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS25593415
- IBM 11y ago
  According to Tim Cook on a recent earnings call, usage of iPads and customer satisfaction has remained the same. It's pretty much just replacement cycles that will determine iPad sales going forward.
- Watabou 11y ago
  I think this is mostly due to the replacement cycle. Most people who want the iPad, bought one. But -- you don't replace an iPad every year or two like you do an iPhone. Even if you have the iPad 2 for instance, it's a very capable device, there's no reason to go out right now and buy the latest iPad unless you specifically want extra features like Touch ID.
- parasubvert 11y ago
  Completely the opposite from what I see. They're everywhere I look, at work, at home, on the train, at restaurants. Kids especially can't get enough of them. Sales have dropped off, but even the browser market share for iPad remains high among tablets.
  - threatofrain 11y ago
    I am surprised that your personal experience is one of many iPads in the wild. When I'm going about cafes, bookstores, and libraries, in or about Cupertino, Mountain View, and Palo Alto, I find that people almost exclusively use laptops as their sit-down device. I wouldn't be surprised if phones were the second most-used sit-down device.
    - parasubvert 11y ago
      Was in Red Rock Coffee in Mountain View last week and (guestimating) saw about 60% laptops (mostly Mac) and 40% tablets upstairs. Didn't count who was on phones (including me). Most of my travels are in Canada however, and in Vancouver , Calgary, or Toronto the ratio is inverted - more iPads than laptops. Business meetings too - lots of iPads. I know my 5 year old prefers our iPad to any other device or toy - even the big screen projector. This is similar with other parents in our circles where iPad grounding is one of the more effective forms of discipline. These are all anecdotes and in the grand scheme mean little, just a counter example to the "collecting dust" theory. They're also still outselling all Macs by 3x though it used to be 5x. So something is happening to iPad purchase trends but it's not clear why.
- MBCook 11y ago
  That's not true. iPad SALES are down, but that doesn't mean USE is. My mom still loves her iPad one. I know someone who wouldn't have replaced their iPad mini if they hadn't stepped on it (despite being basically an iPad two). Without the subsidy of mobile phones people don't seem to buy new ones as fast. Doesn't mean the iPad is dying, just that the market is closer to saturated than it was 2 years ago.
  - pilsetnieks 11y ago
    It's not even that sales are down, sales growth is down, which is why every analyst is shouting from the rooftops about how Apple is DOOMED.
- lampchop 11y ago
  I do quite a lot of travelling and the iPad usage depends very much on locale.
- MaysonL 11y ago
  iPad usage is as strong as ever, or stronger: it's their sales that have slumped.
- Grue3 11y ago
  Agreed, I haven't seen any iPads, nor any iPad advertisements either lately. The product is a lemon, only bolstered by the endless consumerism of Apple fans. Apple Watch will meet the same fate.