lol even when the original one came out, there was Star Trek TNG references.The iPad is still popular well into the 24th century.
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lol even when the original one came out, there was Star Trek TNG references.The iPad is still popular well into the 24th century.
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He kept them all lolI’m not looking forward to the update that makes it so each one can only store a single document
In the 24th century you need a different one for each task (must be still only 64gb)The iPad is still popular well into the 24th century.
I agree. iPadOS needs to be improved significantly.But do wish iPadOS was further along than where it is
Love my iPad hardware
But do wish iPadOS was further along than where it is
That’s what MacBooks are for, not limiting the experience, iPad is a fun device but won’t ever replace a computer
Apple never designed this to replace a computer.I still think what I thought then - it's a large iPhone. Nothing has changed that. Apple has tried multiple times over the years to change the narrative on the iPad and try to shoehorn it into a certain category, but at the end of the day it is just an oversized iPhone. Apart from very niche areas, like pilots, it is a big media consumption device. It is not a full computer replacement. Does it have the power to be? Yes. But Apple continues to gimp it with iPad OS. People still firmly use laptops and desktops to get most work done efficiently, and iPads are relegated to watching media or reading or drawing, or just shoving in front of young kids faces to shut them up for awhile. Also, the iPad lineup has become a massive confusing mess.
I don’t think we really know that.Apple never designed this to replace a computer.
For some users they effectively have. My mom gets by pretty happily on a cellular iPad... but she's retired. Our facilities team at work is iPad only. Works really well for their use case.I don’t think we really know that.
If you look at how the Mac was getting treated in the mid 2010s it certainly looked like there was a hope at Apple that iOS and iPads would have completely replaced the Mac at one point
For some users they effectively have. My mom gets by pretty happily on a cellular iPad... but she's retired. Our facilities team at work is iPad only. Works really well for their use case.
Agreed, but I still bought the Gen 1This is one of the products that I sometimes like to go back to the original MacRumors articles from its release and read the comments calling it a stupid product and claiming it’ll fail.
Edit: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-tablet-new-sdk-ibooks-and-iwork-apps.854974/
The Surface is just a laptop. A good one, according to some people. The iPad is a completely different product. And with much bigger success in the market.Of the many tragic things about Jobs’ untimely demise, one of the biggest ripple effects comes from the fact that he dropped the iPad on the world but didn’t get to see his vision through.
It’s like he kicked over the anthill of the tech world, everyone especially Microsoft lost their minds about it and scrambled everything to copy it. They irreparably damaged Windows in the process.
But all these years later it doesn’t live up to its potential. The Microsoft Surface, for all its flaws, is an actual tablet computer today. The iPad is still…just a big iPhone. I can feel the downvotes coming, but that’s exactly what it is. It’s stuck somewhere between being a large iPhone and a very limited Mac.
Look at the iPad today and tell me this is what Steve intended for it.
Of the many tragic things about Jobs’ untimely demise, one of the biggest ripple effects comes from the fact that he dropped the iPad on the world but didn’t get to see his vision through.
It’s like he kicked over the anthill of the tech world, everyone especially Microsoft lost their minds about it and scrambled everything to copy it. They irreparably damaged Windows in the process.
But all these years later it doesn’t live up to its potential. The Microsoft Surface, for all its flaws, is an actual tablet computer today. The iPad is still…just a big iPhone. I can feel the downvotes coming, but that’s exactly what it is. It’s stuck somewhere between being a large iPhone and a very limited Mac.
Look at the iPad today and tell me this is what Steve intended for it.
And it was doomed to FAILURE because it didn't run Flash.
Actually, the iPad is quite literally what Job's intended. Watch the launch presentation 15 years ago. He specifically described the iPad as a device that sits between an iPhone and a MacBook. There is even a graphic that shows this in the presentation.Of the many tragic things about Jobs’ untimely demise, one of the biggest ripple effects comes from the fact that he dropped the iPad on the world but didn’t get to see his vision through.
It’s like he kicked over the anthill of the tech world, everyone especially Microsoft lost their minds about it and scrambled everything to copy it. They irreparably damaged Windows in the process.
But all these years later it doesn’t live up to its potential. The Microsoft Surface, for all its flaws, is an actual tablet computer today. The iPad is still…just a big iPhone. I can feel the downvotes coming, but that’s exactly what it is. It’s stuck somewhere between being a large iPhone and a very limited Mac.
Look at the iPad today and tell me this is what Steve intended for it.