iPad regrets: simonwoods.online

@simonwoods I came to a lot of the same conclussions. Fortunately for me, the timing was right and I was able to grab a new MBA as a workhorse replacement for my ailing MBP and can still enjoy my iPad Mini for everything else (reading, light writing and notetaking, Procreate-ing, etc).

@simonwoods Ouch. I’ve long hoped that my iPad could eventually replace a laptop, but that hope seems to be fading.

@adders For any work involving the web — since that’s all I know right now, and even then I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of the problems — this OS is just not good enough. I also don’t think they can fix it with a single, yearly update.

As a casual, netbook-style machine that doubles as the world’s best tablet? Sure, it’s great for that. But definitely not an investment for work, especially with the existence of the M1 Macs.

@jessekelber Yep, that’s my plan. I am happy to have this machine, and in so many ways it is vastly superior to any other computer I have had. It just fails at too many essential tasks to come close to the all-round utility of a traditional computer.

@simonwoods So the truck vs car analogy still holds. Most users do light to moderate computing, for which iOS is sufficient. For heavy computing one still needs a traditional computer. Tim Cook can use an iPad, but his PA needs a Mac.

@simonwoods I understand completely why an iPad wouldn’t work for some. For instance, I’m a fan of retro computing, and want to write assembly language for the Commander X16. It’s almost impossible to do, unless I invest large amounts of time and effort ⇨it’s no longer a hobby ☹︎