š The iPad Goes Full Circle - Greg Morris
Greg Morris, writing on his blog gr36.com:
I donāt need an iPad to be a working machine any longer; I need it to fill a gap of reading blog posts, my pocket feed and watching videos when I want to relax. So the iPad returns to its starting position. Nestled in among other Apple devices, and one I use to consume. Waiting its turn amongst threes Macs and an iPhone. Sure I could pick up a pencil and a keyboard to go with it ā but there is little point as the iPad has gone full circle.
Thereās been a lot of posts over the last 12 months either lamenting the
fact that āyou canāt get real work done on an iPadā or about
the iPad suddenly becoming the best thing since sliced bread. Iāve been
guilty of this multiple times myself, often spouting off about
how much I love my iPad Pro and how I donāt need a real
computer. The truth is, on that point, thatās not strictly true. I still
use, and have to continue using, a Windows PC laptop for my day job and
thatās not going to change. So, really, my iPad is purely for personal
time. In that circumstance, unless youāre doing programming or the like,
which Iām not, chances are an iPad can certainly do what you need.
The issue I have, however, and have to keep reminding myself
about avoiding, is that it really doesnāt matter. This constant
tribalism is rampant right now, and itās literally tearing the world
apart. When discussing this you think about Pepsi vs. Coke, Apple vs.
Android, Windows vs. macOS, but this basic tribalism has extended to the
dreaded Brexit with Vote Leave vs. Remain and
Republicans vs. Democrats in the U.S. and further afield. On issues both
big and small this needs to stop, though Iām worried this is really just
the start of it all.
Iām clearly feeling the effects of letting my podcast die because rambling, disconnected thoughts was the order of the day there. Iāve shared Gregās post, and this specific quote, not to complain about Greg finding his way back to finding a niche for the iPad. Quite the opposite in fact. It was more to highlight the fact that people seem be getting too caught up in the iPad replacing X, Y and Z in their lives. If it can replace your laptop, then great. For others, however, itās purely a device to relax with, to enjoy some browsing and reading with and nothing more. And thatās just great too. The world is decided enough as it is. Thereās no room for tribalism in every little thing right now.