.... for laptops is in the title of the article. At least according to the information in the article, Apple did nothing to insinuate that such an occurrence is in any way something that Apple is seriously considering. It was an author speculation, and nothing more. That it might be true that a powerful tablet and keyboard could make a perfectly fine laptop substitute for many people does not mean that the laptop market is somehow too small or niche for a company like Apple to ignore.
That it might be true that a powerful tablet and keyboard could make a perfectly fine laptop substitute for many people does not mean that the laptop market is somehow too small or niche for a company like Apple to ignore.
Yup, we've heard tech "journalists" saying this for almost a decade now. A handful have made a point of repeatedly saying "my daily computer is an iPad". But, apparently, the author of this article just caught on.
I have known a few people (teenagers, actually) who got along just fine with an iPad and a keyboard. Funny thing, though - when they went to college, they bought laptops.
Funny thing, though - when they went to college, they bought laptops.
Particularly because iPadOS blocks the installation of software needed to complete coursework in freshman "introduction to programming and problem solving" class.
Not all articles claiming the end of a product category are false. For example, a December 2012 article correctly predicted the end of 10.1" display laptops [slashdot.org] in favor of tablets designed to double as makeshift laptops.
Federal grants are offered for... research into the recreation
potential of interplanetary space travel for the culturally disadvantaged.
The only "signal" that the end is coming... (Score:4, Insightful)
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That it might be true that a powerful tablet and keyboard could make a perfectly fine laptop substitute for many people does not mean that the laptop market is somehow too small or niche for a company like Apple to ignore.
Yup, we've heard tech "journalists" saying this for almost a decade now. A handful have made a point of repeatedly saying "my daily computer is an iPad". But, apparently, the author of this article just caught on.
I have known a few people (teenagers, actually) who got along just fine with an iPad and a keyboard. Funny thing, though - when they went to college, they bought laptops.
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Funny thing, though - when they went to college, they bought laptops.
Particularly because iPadOS blocks the installation of software needed to complete coursework in freshman "introduction to programming and problem solving" class.
Netbooks ended, for example (Score:2)
Not all articles claiming the end of a product category are false. For example, a December 2012 article correctly predicted the end of 10.1" display laptops [slashdot.org] in favor of tablets designed to double as makeshift laptops.