Explain again how i can plug in a USB flash drive full of different files and use them on the iPad? Adobe files, ZIP files, a Quickbooks backup file, and oh...I have this ISO file I'd like to convert to a bootable USB Flash drive. I can do all that on an iPad?
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Apple Shares New 'What's a Computer' Ad Focused on iPad Pro Features
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"What's a computer?"
iPad can NOT replace a computer for the following reason.
1- You cannot back it up without a computer.
2- Bad filing system.
The only reason the iPad exists is because APPLE wants the user to buy an additional item.
Look at the Surface. Sadly, Microsoft hardware looks better than the Mac.
If Apple designs an entry level Macbook that can be flipped and used like an iPad, but with a regular OS, then we might consider the iPad can replace a computer. But the reason that Apple is not doing that is because it will kill the iPad.
The same concept applies to the iMac. The Surface Studio design is way ahead of the iMac. You can flip it down, you can write and it is touch screen. When they asked Phil Schiller if they were planning to do something similar, they said that it is not necessary to make the iMac screen a touchscreen. Phil Schiller should be fired....
It is pretty sad that the iMac design has not been updated in the last 10 years (only internals).
Even the new iMac Pro that suppose to come out soon, still has the same old design.
Unfortunately, innovation at Apple died with Steve Jobs.
iPad can NOT replace a computer for the following reason.
1- You cannot back it up without a computer.
2- Bad filing system.
The only reason the iPad exists is because APPLE wants the user to buy an additional item.
Look at the Surface. Sadly, Microsoft hardware looks better than the Mac.
If Apple designs an entry level Macbook that can be flipped and used like an iPad, but with a regular OS, then we might consider the iPad can replace a computer. But the reason that Apple is not doing that is because it will kill the iPad.
The same concept applies to the iMac. The Surface Studio design is way ahead of the iMac. You can flip it down, you can write and it is touch screen. When they asked Phil Schiller if they were planning to do something similar, they said that it is not necessary to make the iMac screen a touchscreen. Phil Schiller should be fired....
It is pretty sad that the iMac design has not been updated in the last 10 years (only internals).
Even the new iMac Pro that suppose to come out soon, still has the same old design.
Unfortunately, innovation at Apple died with Steve Jobs.
For iPad to be a full fledged computer it should have a full Finder app and the ability to install non App Store apps.
Then real Pro's would require a touchscreen Mac - unless they're supposed to code/telnet/ssh/media edit in taco shops or grass gardens
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They showcase very realistic usecases LOL
Climbing on a tree, photographing a mantis, laying in the grass, typing a long thesis on the limited Word which is not even capable to create proper table of contents.
Very laughable
Climbing on a tree, photographing a mantis, laying in the grass, typing a long thesis on the limited Word which is not even capable to create proper table of contents.
Very laughable
I like the message but... "What's a computer?" is a pretty fatuous thing to say.
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My first computer was a TRS-80, which didn't even do word processing in the modern sense. Since then, I've used many brands of word processors on many computers. Never once have I needed to generate a table of contents. So that, my friend, is an absolutely ridiculous metric by which to judge what's a real computer or a real word processor.
I personally use EasyBib’s website. There is an export option to cut and paste the bibliography into Word or Pages.
This ad is a direct response to Microsoft:
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-tells-ipad-users-to-get-a-real-computer/
:-D
https://www.cnet.com/news/microsoft-ceo-tells-ipad-users-to-get-a-real-computer/
:-D
I like this ad. It shows that laptops aren't the only answer and may not even be the best answer for everyone.
If your needs can't be met with an iPad, then don't get one. But don't presume to speak for me or the many other people out there who are getting meaningful work done on an iPad.
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How many times have we heard this refrain already?
If your needs can't be met with an iPad, then don't get one. But don't presume to speak for me or the many other people out there who are getting meaningful work done on an iPad.
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"Apple is doomed because they aren't catering to a small niche of nerds that hardly makes any revenue"
How many times have we heard this refrain already?
Actually sales are way up. Do you pay attention to quarterly reports or just make up fake news?
And I just bought an iPad Pro, 12.9. For me, laptops suck.
Yeah that's really a good idea!
What's better than giving an expensive fragile device, like the last generation iPad pro 10.5, to a 5-7 years old kid who
at the first fall on the ground, he will broke it in a flash!
Not talking about that's exaclty how they want us, since the childwood, that is to be mindless consumer of anything that doesn't require any skill using it.
I have an iPad pro, I love it, but I don't believe is a very didactic tool. I've never seen yet a kid doing something else but playing games with an iPad.
What's better than giving an expensive fragile device, like the last generation iPad pro 10.5, to a 5-7 years old kid who
at the first fall on the ground, he will broke it in a flash!
Not talking about that's exaclty how they want us, since the childwood, that is to be mindless consumer of anything that doesn't require any skill using it.
I have an iPad pro, I love it, but I don't believe is a very didactic tool. I've never seen yet a kid doing something else but playing games with an iPad.
THAT is the idea. We are at the beginning of the post PC era.
Let's there is a customer who has a dead computer (let's say, motherboard is dead) and wants you to retrieve about 30 gigs of photos from the hard drive, and put it on a flash drive. I'm curious how that can be done with an iPad.
[doublepost=1510898118][/doublepost]The iPad is a companion device that's good for common tasks. Any serious work you need a real computer IMO. That being said, I respect the iPad for how it's evolved over time and the horsepower they're getting out of those A series/ bionic chips.
Again, the example of photos is a regressive model the next generation of computer users has already shifted away from towards a cloud centric future. I have 75GB of photos on iCloud synced across my devices. I have a local backup as well, sure, but the convenience of the cloud and reliability has been solid.
I also question, for those who doubt iPad’s work capabilities, if you’ve given iOS 11 a go. It’s remarkable.
Guessing it's early attack on imminent release of Windows 10 x86-64 on Snapdragon devices which would mean nail in the coffin for iPads and some Intel mobile. Rumored to have out of this world multi-day battery life on first 10nm x86-64 compatible processor beating Intel and AMD, integrated gigabit LTE connectivity, run real desktop software suite instead of blown up phone apps, VP9 video acceleration for 4K YouTube which iPad Pros lack, priced at or below iPad and it'll restore an iPad which an iPad can't do for another iPad.
https://mspoweruser.com/first-details-hps-arm-based-windows-10-laptop-leaked/
https://mspoweruser.com/first-details-hps-arm-based-windows-10-laptop-leaked/
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People generate gigs of photos/ videos with their devices monthly. There's no way to store them all in the cloud.
I agree. After working on iPad Pro and using all features with Adobe and Office suites, MacBook Pro is staying in significant other's domain. I am looking forward to more compatibility with USB-C devices and new market place apps
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Also remind us of ever heavier cpu load from almost any app that comes out on windows. Remind us how window hogs the performance and constant need to restart windows