Is Apple actually the number one computer maker in the US?
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Thread has been bumped but my question has still not been answered.
I DO NOT have a wireless set-up.
I want to burn CDs for my mother who is not computer savvy.
I then need to print a layout for that CD.
I have an external DVD burner and an inkjet printer.
If this thing is a computer, and ALL computers can do this, how do I accomplish these tasks using an Ipad?
dont forget u cant update your ipad without a computer
He won't answer. To him most consumers don't need or use these.
You cannot print if you do not have a wireless network.
You cannot burn CDs.
I think what people need to understand is that computing is taking new forms and that the way we are used to it is going to change. When the first iMac came out it didn't have a floppy drive but if you try to make the case that it wasn't a computer you're a fool. Apple simply got rid of a medium that was on its way out and as a result the entire industry followed. I think Apple had this same view with the iPad which is why it doesn't read CDs. You may not like it and that's fine but to say that it isn't a computer is inaccurate. A lot of netbooks don't even have cd drives themselves and it is due to the fact that moat people don't need them nowadays.
Well said, and the truth.
I barely use my optical drives on my PCs.
It is easier to download things now. We have live streaming or streaming video that is easily accessible making DVDs and Blu-Ray on the way to being obsolete.
I get the argument that the iPad is not a computer, and it isn't: It is paving the way for the new era of computing.
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The Imac was a computer without a floppy drive the ipad isnt a computer so its not a fair comparison. I guess Apple must think usb is on its way out also why they didn't add any slots.
You still haven't said why it isn't a personal computer. Is it because it cannot interpret compiled sets of instructions? Is it because it does not run off an OS? What is fundamentally different about the iPad when compared to say an iMac? Remember, fundamentally no one cares if one can run Microsoft programs and the other can't...that's a software compatibility issue.
Not everyone used those forms. Also that does not stop the netbook from being about to use a external.
dude your phone is a computer device if u want to get into specifics, but when it comes down to what people consider a computer the ipad cant do half of the shit a real computer can. So no its not a computer it's more of a accessory. When the imac came out it could do everything a pesonal computer could except use floppies
Can't do what my EVO does.
I said fundamentally...what you are speaking on is the very top layer of the OS.
umm I've never heard anyone call a Itouch a computer yet the ipad is basically the same.
Did you read all the comments? We said it's a computer but not a PC.
in that case my scientific calculator is a computer
I read them all, but there was one comment that stated that the iPod is not a computer. I guess that's the one I based my response on.
exactly its more of a accessory than a pc. the fact is apple is number one in selling devices like mp3 players but not computers. People keep forgetting that every person who bought a Ipad already owned a pc, and they bought it because it was a new light weight device, but the minute their computer is broke they will be replacing it with a new one.
A PC is a Personal Computer which the iPad definitely is. The major difference between the iPad and traditional computers is the touchscreen. If we are including hacks like hackintosh for the netbook side we can include the hack that'll allow you to use the USB Camera Adapter to hook up external hard drives and SD Cards for storage.
I remember when no one had ipods where I was because itunes was mac only. They shit went to PC and boom iPods blew up all over my hood.
The central question is a good one.
The very definition of 'computer' - from a hardware component standpoint - has evolved and continues to evolve over time. Many of the things that we currently associate with modern day computers (flash, usb connectivity, mice, hard drives, etc) existed well AFTER personal computers were available for sale. Thus, the paradigm of what form a computer takes is constantly shifting over time. So it is logical, that decrying the iPad based upon inclusion or lack of various hardware components is questionable.
To me, this is not a question of fanboy-ishness or lack of it either. It is more indicative of the latest radical shift in computing: this method of tablet computing using applications either made for or modified for touchscreen (obtainable online and either factory programmed into or download-able to your device).
So yes, the iPad is a sort of a computer and it certainly is personal and could be validly included in the category, as such, of 'PC'. Additionally, it is being used to comfortably do many of the everyday things that up until now have been done on desktop and laptop PCs.
By the same token, as similar devices by other companies are developed and sold (using the Android platform for example), those devices should also be included in those companies' sales figures of PC's sold.
...In fact, over time, I believe this question won't even be on the table anymore. It will just be the accepted norm for such devices.
The very definition of 'computer' - from a hardware component standpoint - has evolved and continues to evolve over time. Many of the things that we currently associate with modern day computers (flash, usb connectivity, mice, hard drives, etc) existed well AFTER personal computers were available for sale. Thus, the paradigm of what form a computer takes is constantly shifting over time. So it is logical, that decrying the iPad based upon inclusion or lack of various hardware components is questionable.
To me, this is not a question of fanboy-ishness or lack of it either. It is more indicative of the latest radical shift in computing: this method of tablet computing using applications either made for or modified for touchscreen (obtainable online and either factory programmed into or download-able to your device).
So yes, the iPad is a sort of a computer and it certainly is personal and could be validly included in the category, as such, of 'PC'. Additionally, it is being used to comfortably do many of the everyday things that up until now have been done on desktop and laptop PCs.
By the same token, as similar devices by other companies are developed and sold (using the Android platform for example), those devices should also be included in those companies' sales figures of PC's sold.
...In fact, over time, I believe this question won't even be on the table anymore. It will just be the accepted norm for such devices.
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