Try not to be a JERK.
People here were talking about the iPad replacing a real computer, that is all. It can't be done, not even close.
AND, if you do not think that Apple is holding back the REAL capabilities of the iPad . . . well then you likely votes for obuma.
Not many of us are paid to play games and cruise the Internet, anything more would be better accomplished on a real computer. Tell your boss!
People here were talking about the iPad replacing a real computer, that is all. It can't be done, not even close.
AND, if you do not think that Apple is holding back the REAL capabilities of the iPad . . . well then you likely votes for obuma.
Not many of us are paid to play games and cruise the Internet, anything more would be better accomplished on a real computer. Tell your boss!
Ok, I'll play your little game here. I guess AutoCad and Quickbooks are the benchmarks that we're going to use to define "real work" then? And the RIM Playbook is the amazing device that we'll be able to use to perform said "real work"? That must mean that the RIM Playbook is capable of running both those applications. Right? Otherwise why would you be anticipating it so much?
While we're at it I'll point out that I've never used either AutoCad or Quickbooks. I must not be performing any "real work" either. I wonder why my boss keeps paying me then.
Finally, please explain to me exactly what Apple is doing to cripple the iPad that would prevent it from running either AutoCad or Quickbooks. I understand that it is underpowered for these tasks, but that is a result of sacrifices that were made to accommodate the form factor and to hit the $500 price target. And I assume you're not arguing that the iPad should run a full version of OS X, since the Windows tablets have taught us what a disaster that is. If we were to imagine an iPad that had the horsepower under the hood to actually run these tasks, what OTHER actions has Apple taken that cripples the iPad and would prevent the software makers from releasing iPad versions of these programs?