Apple Needs to Move the iPad Beyond the Toddler Stage
The world’s second-most-valuable company, which is introducing new models on Tuesday, should remove its artificial constraints and create a genuinely portable computer.
The iPad is more like a giant smartphone than a small laptop.
Source: Apple
Every now and then, I’ll be tempted by an iPad. I’ll spot some slick individual at a departure gate using one. Look at how neat it is, I’ll think, as I lug my laptop bag over my shoulder. It has great battery life and a built-in cellular connection, too!
Then, I’ll pull out my phone and look up some options. This is where the trouble begins. There is a boggling array of models and sizes, and the newness and benefits of each are not quite clear. I question the necessity of a $129 stylus, given that Steve Jobs once said he hated the idea. And I wonder, can this really replace my laptop and all I need it to do?