I would say as lifelong Apple user that nearly ALL Apple consumers will own every Apple device including but not limited to iPad,iPhone, and a Macbook.
not surprised – apple owners tend to get sucked in by their marketing and apple knows it, they “drink the kool-aid” apple dishes out… apple wouldn’t be nearly as successful if it were simply a matter of product functionality. apple tells them what they can do, how they can do it and offers no alternatives and their followers buy into it. lemmings!
as for the ipad – nice screen… but really not sure what the hype is about… glorified e-readers and game devices – no more portable than my netbook and does far less… please explain what a tablet does that my netbook or notebook can’t do, other than play games with my finger???
Quite a few haters. I’m far from an Apple fanboy. For a very long time I thought the iPad was worthless and I had no need for it. The wife decided she wanted one and I love it. My iPhone is still the device I use constantly, but the iPad is awesome for the vast majority of tasks we do at home. Being able to read the news, play games, read books, and casually surf the web from the couch without having a big laptop out is extremely convenient. Not to mention Netflix, Time Warner, and other TV/movie streaming wherever we are. The form factor really is nice. It’s a far more social device. You can easily pass it back and forth to show a webpage, game, picture, movie, etc. No, it’s not a laptop replacement, but it definitely changes the way you do things in a positive manner.
Things the iPad does better than a laptop:
– surf the web (no Flash is a real plus!)
– play a game with the significant other
– look up IMDB while watching a movie
– checking social media
– weather, directions, stocks, etc.
– look at a magazine
– cruising YouTube videos
Things a laptop does better than the iPad:
– run apps
– view Flash websites
– streaming NetFlix
– email
It’s not the Cult of Mac, Mac creates consistent user experience across their product lines. You can pick up any of their devices and within 2 minutes feel like you’ve used it all your life … and that is pure genius.
You forgot PORN… Notebooks do this SO much better… And they stopped calling them “lap tops” in the early 2000s… Probably explains why you didn’t include the porn in your CPU pros lol
April 14th, 2011 at 7:03 am
You’re honestly telling me 75% of people have both an iPhone and iPad? I suspect people are reading this questions as an “or”, not “and”.
April 14th, 2011 at 7:10 am
Nearly all people I know who own an iPhone have an iPad… so 71% is realistic IMHO…
April 14th, 2011 at 8:05 am
I would say as lifelong Apple user that nearly ALL Apple consumers will own every Apple device including but not limited to iPad,iPhone, and a Macbook.
April 14th, 2011 at 8:31 am
I must admit I’m also surprised by the result. Makes the poll fun :)
April 14th, 2011 at 8:40 am
not surprised – apple owners tend to get sucked in by their marketing and apple knows it, they “drink the kool-aid” apple dishes out… apple wouldn’t be nearly as successful if it were simply a matter of product functionality. apple tells them what they can do, how they can do it and offers no alternatives and their followers buy into it. lemmings!
as for the ipad – nice screen… but really not sure what the hype is about… glorified e-readers and game devices – no more portable than my netbook and does far less… please explain what a tablet does that my netbook or notebook can’t do, other than play games with my finger???
April 14th, 2011 at 8:53 am
Yes, That is what I read too in the beginning. :-/
April 14th, 2011 at 8:56 am
Yep. That’s what I read too, but your comment maid me reread it.
April 14th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Quite a few haters. I’m far from an Apple fanboy. For a very long time I thought the iPad was worthless and I had no need for it. The wife decided she wanted one and I love it. My iPhone is still the device I use constantly, but the iPad is awesome for the vast majority of tasks we do at home. Being able to read the news, play games, read books, and casually surf the web from the couch without having a big laptop out is extremely convenient. Not to mention Netflix, Time Warner, and other TV/movie streaming wherever we are. The form factor really is nice. It’s a far more social device. You can easily pass it back and forth to show a webpage, game, picture, movie, etc. No, it’s not a laptop replacement, but it definitely changes the way you do things in a positive manner.
April 14th, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Doh! Yes, must admit I read it fast and answer it wrong.
I won’t by a big iPod :-P I’m fine with my iPhone hehe
April 14th, 2011 at 2:12 pm
What if somebody has an iPad but not an iPhone? ..nah, that’s totally crazy right?
…wrong! my mother owns an iPad but her phone is some Nokia thing she paid like £30 for o__O
April 14th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
230 people who voted here have both an iPhone and an iPad!? O.o
April 14th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
Things the iPad does better than a laptop:
– surf the web (no Flash is a real plus!)
– play a game with the significant other
– look up IMDB while watching a movie
– checking social media
– weather, directions, stocks, etc.
– look at a magazine
– cruising YouTube videos
Things a laptop does better than the iPad:
– run apps
– view Flash websites
– streaming NetFlix
– email
It’s not the Cult of Mac, Mac creates consistent user experience across their product lines. You can pick up any of their devices and within 2 minutes feel like you’ve used it all your life … and that is pure genius.
April 14th, 2011 at 5:43 pm
Just like what Steve Jobs said. Not an iPod, not a laptop, in between. But not a netbook.
April 14th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
second that. Keep thinking iphone is for man, ipad is for lady
April 16th, 2011 at 12:42 am
You forgot PORN… Notebooks do this SO much better… And they stopped calling them “lap tops” in the early 2000s… Probably explains why you didn’t include the porn in your CPU pros lol
April 18th, 2011 at 9:43 am
nice job.keeping.
April 18th, 2011 at 9:54 am
Hf