I agree with you.
However, I do think the iPad will have far better performance in non professional tasks, like browsing the web. Again useless, if it can't run the professional software.
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I agree with you.
However, I do think the iPad will have far better performance in non professional tasks, like browsing the web. Again useless, if it can't run the professional software.
Isn't IDC that who guessed that 2015 would have been the year of Windows Phone surpassing iOS?
Thanks, that was nice of you!
Forcing a tablet to be a traditional (and only) computer will simply lead to frustration at a tablet's supposed shortcomings. No doubt some users can replace their traditional systems with one, but I can't and won't try. My iPad is a supplemental device that I make fit the situations where it's practical (using a keyboard for excessive typing and embracing the slate form for reading.)
Maybe tablets will evolve past the current form, but as of right now they fill a nice gap.
I used to think the same thing until I realized I could just buy an iPad Air for light work on the go instead of paying 1k for a MacBook Pro when I could just use my iPad Air on the go and use my Mac mini for "work" at home. Spending all that money on a MacBook Pro for light work and you have a desktop at home, now that doesn't make sense, at least to me. ###
It doesn't. Furthermore, mobile Safari can't view a lot of sites such as twitch.tv without requiring an app, doesn't have Adblock Plus, suffers from reloads, lacks multiwindow multitasking, etc.
Could not agree more. I loved my iPad at first but then realized is was a pile of hurt for surfer the web. I use my smartphone for little stuff but any serious surfing I use my Macbook Air or Mac Mini
That's partially right, still more than half iPads sold are to new users but pretty much an iPad 2 can do what an iPad Air 2 can do and many people are not motivated to upgrade. In terms of jobs to be done theory an iPad 2 is capable of doing today's current jobs so the upgrade cycle is weak. Apple is trying to change this "jobs to be done" equation , first by partnering with IBM to produce top quality industry specific app collections with IBM marketing and support, second, they've created a school management set of apps to support iPad schools as schools are a big buyer of iPads and thirdly there's the larger iPad with new capabilities which Apple hopes will prime the pump for more sophisticated applications. Personally I wouldn't bet against Tim Cook
The year was 2016, but it was them.
http://www.information-age.com/tech...-phone-will-overtake-ios-by-2016-idc-predicts
This was officially labeled a prediction. The numbers published in todays article are presented as facts, but they are no less the result of guessing.
Absolutely, the charts clearly show Lenovo and the Others growing in sales and shipped units. Perish the thought people are buying these tablets over Apple and Samsung..
Plus people dont replace their iPads often.
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Have foreseen this happening when Intel goes 10nm running full desktop Windows. Modern interface in phone mode and desktop mode when docked so that it behaves like a hybrid/laptop but pocketable. That's when I'm going to switch for a unified desktop/hybrid/phone experience.
FYI I edit a specialty magazine on my iPad. The galleys come to me as pdf. I annotate them and make additions, corrections etc, then send them back to the publisher/printer, all on the iPad. We usually do 3 rounds of this type of editing for each quarterly issue. It is MUCH easier to do this editing on an iPad than a laptop, and there are several excellent apps for pdf annotating/editing. That's just one example of a productivity use of an iPad. I could not function without mine. And when I get tired of editing I can watch a movie.
Indeed. I have a television for that. I read books, magazines, and comics on my iPad mostly and 4:3 is ideal for that task.
That's what internal or secured private corporate clouds and HIPPA certified medical clouds are for, especially with multi-factor authentication. The documents are far safer there, than on some mobile laptop left in a "locked" hotel safe in France or China (et.al.).
My thoughts exactly. Even their own filesharing in pages sucks! I shared a pages file with my family, and they can't open it on their ipad! That seems very basic.
the amount of pixels isn't also there to deliver proper work.
an ipad is an advantage in the workplace for certain work where mobility and light annotation is required (warehouse, on the road, airplane,...) and for arts if you think you can use it. =niche!
You need such a good watertight, bulletproof process flow in your business to determine you can use an ipad or not, it's still easier to just give cheap laptops.
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Honestly I'm not surprised. With my bigger iPhone 6 I find myself picking it up a lot more times that I used to go get the iPad. I always have my phone with me; the iPad not so much. My iPhone 5's screen was too small to use for long periods of time comfortably. iPhone 6 is a lot better. I can't imagine how amazing the 6+ must be, but my pockets would need to be bigger.
When I need an even bigger screen and more functionality, I grab my Macbook; usually the effort involved in grabbing my Macbook is about the same as grabbing my iPad, so the laptop wins nearly every time.
The one place the iPad still wins for me is reading books....but if that's your main use for it there are better, less expensive devices for that.
Apple needs the iPad and MBA to merge into one hybrid iOS/OSX device. Maybe that device is the rumored iPad Pro/MBA Retina???
iPad 2 to iPad Air 2
My iPad 2 handled everything easily until the last OS upgrade. Now it's really slow. The Air 2 seems 3-4 times faster, plus its Bluetooth performance (shorter time to connect and no lost connections) is much better. Wifi reception is better than the 2.
Conclusion: people will get around to upgrading.
My iPad 2 handled everything easily until the last OS upgrade. Now it's really slow. The Air 2 seems 3-4 times faster, plus its Bluetooth performance (shorter time to connect and no lost connections) is much better. Wifi reception is better than the 2.
Conclusion: people will get around to upgrading.
Seriously, what percentage of the computing users run all of the programs that you lists? I mean to declare that an iPad is useless because it doesn't run AutoCAD......how many people run AutoCAD on their laptops? Now, if an iPad is useless to you because you need to run these programs, then fine. But, why do people on this forum routinely make the mistake of assuming everyone has the same needs as they do? It is bizarre thinking.
I believe there are lots of people that can get by just fine with a minimalist solution for their portable computing needs. At the office, they might have a great desktop computer for content creation at an ergonomic workstation, but when on the go, many people are just answering email, keeping calendars, reviewing/editing Office documents, updating contacts, and finding directions. I know numerous professionals that just take along an iPad for business travel.
Havent read the thread, will do tonight
Saturation. Most who want a tablet have one, so less "new tablet owners"
Cost. Tablets are generally required to be purchased up front, no subsidies.
Many Cheapies. The market is flat, not declining, or declining very little if it is. Broken down to manufacturers, the many smaller companies are selling a lot more, I assume as cheap as chips. Understandable as new users will likely be newbies and less likely to look at quality over price.
Saturation. Most who want a tablet have one, so less "new tablet owners"
Cost. Tablets are generally required to be purchased up front, no subsidies.
Many Cheapies. The market is flat, not declining, or declining very little if it is. Broken down to manufacturers, the many smaller companies are selling a lot more, I assume as cheap as chips. Understandable as new users will likely be newbies and less likely to look at quality over price.
Absolutely. Especially, if they want the same kind of success Microsoft had with their Surfaces.
Never going to happen.
1. IOS is ARM, OSX is Intel architecture
2. Apple's mantra is a better tablet and laptop, than a hybrid which will be a compromise
3. Cannibalism. usually buy two devices, now just buy one
4. Cost. It would cost as much as a MBA and a iPad Pro, less one screen
5. Heavy, as its two devices with a little weight saving
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No doubt the Surface is very very good, but the sales are still really really low. Why? Most everyone has a laptop and a tablet, so getting up there cost wise to buy a hybrid.
Plus, AutoCAD DO run on the iPad. It is the mobile companion, that I presume the guys at AutoCAD didn't design to play in the intervals.
Too many of us believe that professional work is typing short business letters and drawing bolts. There are a few other jobs out there, and they often pay better than a secretary work.
Paolo
Sales last quarter
Surface 600,000 (Laptop/Tablet Hybrid)
iPad 16,300,000 Tablet
MB 3,000,000 Laptop
Given that iPad/MB are generally sold to Apple users, and the Surface is generaly sold to MS users, the sales percentage is much lower than the above suggests, as the MS market is huge compared to Apple. Has much much more potential.
Dont get me wrong, the SP3 is a great device. Expensive, and too close to the tablet/laptop that already exist. Not room enough for three, and I dont see the laptop or tablet fading
Surface 600,000 (Laptop/Tablet Hybrid)
iPad 16,300,000 Tablet
MB 3,000,000 Laptop
Given that iPad/MB are generally sold to Apple users, and the Surface is generaly sold to MS users, the sales percentage is much lower than the above suggests, as the MS market is huge compared to Apple. Has much much more potential.
Dont get me wrong, the SP3 is a great device. Expensive, and too close to the tablet/laptop that already exist. Not room enough for three, and I dont see the laptop or tablet fading
They'll have to pry my iPad out of my coffin! I love it for reading my magazines and watching movies. I'll upgrade to an iPad Air 2 refurb later on, I hope, but maybe not until the 3. The kid down the road who gets my hand-me-downs no doubt hopes I go for the 2.