The number of people who like to tinker hasn’t actually changed, it’s just more people are using the product than there use to be.  So it’s just the ratio of people involved gives the perception of change but it’s a bigger market and it’s true simple and easy to use does appeal to the majority now.

The number of people who like to tinker hasn’t actually changed, it’s just more people are using the product than there use to be.  So it’s just the ratio of people involved gives the perception of change but it’s a bigger market and it’s true simple and easy to use does appeal to the majority now.

The technology just hadn’t gotten to the point that tablets could be all that practical but Apple decided to not go for a full Tablet PC but a Tablet like device that could fill the basic functions with the available technology.

The iPad’s limitations are as pointed out both Software and Hardware based!  Neither the first or second iPads could have ever properly run the more capable desktop OS needed to give it access to run the more powerful desktop programs.

A mobile OS is limited by design no matter the basis of its coding and kernel.  So in turn the hardware needed to run it doesn’t need to be powerful in order to run it well.

So the paradigm you speak of never changed, hardware still chases software but Apple knew the technology wasn’t there yet and so settled for less and proved that as long as the product is still fun and easy to use that it can still be a success even if otherwise limited.

Thus they redefined the market by showing they didn’t need to provide everything to still provide a successful market.

The thing you don’t realize though is that once we do have the technology to let tablets properly run a desktop OS and the desktop OS can take advantage of this is when the kinds of tablets Apple makes now will become obsolete!

The reasons things like keyboards and services like Citrix, etc. are growing in demand is because people only settled for what the iPad and others of its type could offer but they always wanted more and when it finally becomes possible to provide more then they will no longer be willing to settle for less!

The technology just hadn’t gotten to the point that tablets could be all that practical but Apple decided to not go for a full Tablet PC but a Tablet like device that could fill the basic functions with the available technology.

The iPad’s limitations are as pointed out both Software and Hardware based!  Neither the first or second iPads could have ever properly run the more capable desktop OS needed to give it access to run the more powerful desktop programs.

A mobile OS is limited by design no matter the basis of its coding and kernel.  So in turn the hardware needed to run it doesn’t need to be powerful in order to run it well.

So the paradigm you speak of never changed, hardware still chases software but Apple knew the technology wasn’t there yet and so settled for less and proved that as long as the product is still fun and easy to use that it can still be a success even if otherwise limited.

Thus they redefined the market by showing they didn’t need to provide everything to still provide a successful market.

The thing you don’t realize though is that once we do have the technology to let tablets properly run a desktop OS and the desktop OS can take advantage of this is when the kinds of tablets Apple makes now will become obsolete!

The reasons things like keyboards and services like Citrix, etc. are growing in demand is because people only settled for what the iPad and others of its type could offer but they always wanted more and when it finally becomes possible to provide more then they will no longer be willing to settle for less!

Stop getting defensive. He wasn’t saying anything about Android being better than iOS or vice-versa. He was saying that iOS isn’t really an OS to replace OSX or Windows, and I agree with him for the most part. It’s way too limited. You can’t even chose how to sort your files, heck you can’t even transfer files to/from an external storage device like you can with a “regular” OS.

Why?  I have found out, it’s FAR easier to do stuff on my phone and computer.  Well, if you have a phone with a large display, the need for a tablet goes down.

What do (or did) I use my tablet for?
1) listen to music
2) browse the web
3) check emails
4) look at photos
5) watch movies
6) play games7) write or work on documents.I have found out, far easier to most on my phone.  And the phone is far easier to carry around.That being said, #7?  Oh man, the touchscreen is a pain in the ass if you are going to write a lot off stuff.  Yes, buy an keyboard.  But where are you at?  at a computer.  And a computer is far easier to carry around than your tablet, keyboard, SD/USB ports, etc… So, what will I do?1) get rid of my tablet2) buy a phone with a larger display. (wished nokia made something with a 5.5 to 6.5 inch display)3) buy a new laptop. (I’m in the market for a new one)I have found it’s far easier to carry 2 devices around with me, than 3. (the third being the tablet)

Apps like Office will also be offered in both Metro and Traditional desktop UI and the Intel Apps store isn’t full of just touch only apps.

The only thing is getting used to the Charms Bar and Hot Corners instead of using the old Start Menu but the functionality is still there and people just have to get used to it.

Windows 8 is onto something, granted it will take time to get it perfect (hold it….there’s not a perfect OS-anyone who thinks to iterate this will be lying upfront). Personally, I prefer the “duller” non-bells and whistles but somewhat clean Metro UI” (don’t try to be iOS cool Redmond, you will fail) to the UI of iOS. Not everyone is about apps despite the sales numbers.

The title is also highly misleading. When someone thinks of a PC (lets be honest for once here OK), one thinks mainly of a desktop (we are yet to call laptops/note books and net-books PC’s by virtue of function (firstly), then a desktop based OS (be that OSX, Windows or Linux.) The average person doesn’t think iPad/Zoom/Galaxy Tab. On that front alone, the title fails to convey a held perception of what a desktop entails. No folks, iPad 3 cannot redefine the PC, it’s a tablet in every way. It’s a “mobile” device with a “mobile” OS. Hence, this latest iteration of the iPad will posses the same iOS, not OSX ,albeit with many improvements. However, Redmond is attempting what is yet to be tried and proven. A non compromised OS in Windows 8. I am only going on what has been printed , and what I’ve seen demonstrated. There will be apps (by virtue of misnomer) available for the Windows 8 platform. Windows 8 on Desktop/Tablet/Phone will be “across” all form factors. This yet has to be achieved by any other OS creator.

Looking at it based on what has been shown, Windows 8 indeed indicates a shift in the way we use desktop and mobile devices in the very near future. Cheers !

 Check out this statement ” Ten years ago computers were relatively
expensive: you had one of them, most likely, not a laptop and a
smartphone and a tablet and maybe a desktop too. Now you can pick up a
laptop for less than a base-level iPad. This isn’t about price, it’s
about functionality and needs.”  Exactly what will Windows 8 bring again to the market ? I guess having a full windows OS on a tablet means absolutely nothing right ?……..I somehow expected this reaction from all loyal Apple paid reviewers. I frankly will not expect an unbiased review of Windows 8.

Also, in addition to the limitation of using a mobile OS like iOS, many tablets are also limited in performance by ARM.

ARM is great for power efficiency and low system build costs but it’s still a 32bit architecture that’s only starting to developing 64bit and the next gen chips starting to come out now only really rival the aging Intel ATOMs for raw CPU performance. 

Meaning all previous offerings provided even less performance and neither the iPad or iPad 2 could provide the kind of performance needed to properly run a desktop OS, let alone higher performance demanding programs.

While new features like Siri require Apple’s data servers and is crippled without them.  So a lot of the more advance features are actually external services and not an actual feature of the device’s hardware performance capabilities.

Apple tries to restrict user control to the intended usage model.  While so called “PC”s allow for less restrictions and more control to the end user.

Also, until recently, iOS products required a regular computer for full usage but iOS itself is still a mobile OS and not as capable as OS X and other desktop OS solutions.

The introduction of Chrome for Android is an example of the industry seeking to blur that last distinction but mobile OS are limited by design and that’s hard to over come. 

So there are some aspects that distinctions can be made, and is what’s actually meant, though otherwise you are correct that any personal computing device can be considered a PC.