Can I install Visual Studio Code, Python, and a Web server on an iPad? Can I install unsigned software on an iPad that didn't come from the Apple Store without the hassle of Sideloading? Can I dual boot an iPad to an alternate OS for software that doesn't run under padOS? Can I plug an iPad into the network using gigabit ethernet? Can I author optical media using an iPad?
If Apple heads down this road they might as well rename the company Nokia and switch to hands
Mark my words, VR and AR and gimmicky limited use case contrivances similar to 3D Television.
Silly comparison. 3D television offered users nothing beyond a dimension of existing content they were already consuming. VR adds a whole new set of possibilities for gaming. AR adds a whole new set of possibilities for industries. Both of them have very real world use cases, 3D TV did not, not the least because the technology behind it was utter rubbish.
Consumption vs. Creation, Life in a Walled Garden (Score:4, Insightful)
iPad = Consumption Device
Laptop = Creation Device
Can I install Visual Studio Code, Python, and a Web server on an iPad?
Can I install unsigned software on an iPad that didn't come from the Apple Store without the hassle of Sideloading?
Can I dual boot an iPad to an alternate OS for software that doesn't run under padOS?
Can I plug an iPad into the network using gigabit ethernet?
Can I author optical media using an iPad?
If Apple heads down this road they might as well rename the company Nokia and switch to hands
Re:Consumption vs. Creation, Life in a Walled Gard (Score:2)
Mark my words, VR and AR and gimmicky limited use case contrivances similar to 3D Television.
Silly comparison. 3D television offered users nothing beyond a dimension of existing content they were already consuming. VR adds a whole new set of possibilities for gaming. AR adds a whole new set of possibilities for industries. Both of them have very real world use cases, 3D TV did not, not the least because the technology behind it was utter rubbish.