Are we having a battle of anecdotes? I have my own experience owning all of the devices. I'm not biased against my tablet, I'm telling you my experience with owning one and how I use it.
>"And notice the way he's using it, like while sipping coffee, while exercising"
I'm sipping coffee at my desktop right now. And I sip coffee with my laptop ALL the time. Exercising? Well, I think it's ridiculous you'd carry a tablet rather than a phone.
>"We are not even talking about the apps (both in terms of quality of apps and the variety) that make things much easier and pleasant."
No, we're not, because I disagree. A laptop with Windows 7 is going to make far more things "easier and pleasant" in the real world. Once again, what can your laptop do that the iPad can't? Lots. What can the tablet do that the laptop can't? Nothing. It's just easier to hold.
>"Did your cellphone replace your landline?"
Yes, it did. For me, my mother, father, sister and almost everyone I know under 30.
>"Did your computer replace your calculator?"
Uh, it most certainly did. If I need to do some basic arithmetic, I'm using Excel, or a calculator on my phone.
>"Pretty much everything in the First World is a luxury. Visit Africa and you'll realize that."
That's one hair away from Godwin's Law. Yeah, you're right. Everything I have is a luxury compared to some poor sucker in Africa. Thanks for pointing that out.
It's like you're trying to convince me that I should be using a tablet more. I own them all, and I use whatever tool is most convenient. The tablet is only ever my "go to" device in very specific cases that I've mentioned. I like it, I'm not selling it, but it's not overly useful. It wouldn't affect my productivity in any way if it disappeared tomorrow. And, to bring it full circle to the original article, it isn't because it's an Android instead of an Apple; it's because tablets just aren't that advantageous.
>"And notice the way he's using it, like while sipping coffee, while exercising"
I'm sipping coffee at my desktop right now. And I sip coffee with my laptop ALL the time. Exercising? Well, I think it's ridiculous you'd carry a tablet rather than a phone.
>"We are not even talking about the apps (both in terms of quality of apps and the variety) that make things much easier and pleasant."
No, we're not, because I disagree. A laptop with Windows 7 is going to make far more things "easier and pleasant" in the real world. Once again, what can your laptop do that the iPad can't? Lots. What can the tablet do that the laptop can't? Nothing. It's just easier to hold.
>"Did your cellphone replace your landline?"
Yes, it did. For me, my mother, father, sister and almost everyone I know under 30.
>"Did your computer replace your calculator?"
Uh, it most certainly did. If I need to do some basic arithmetic, I'm using Excel, or a calculator on my phone.
>"Pretty much everything in the First World is a luxury. Visit Africa and you'll realize that."
That's one hair away from Godwin's Law. Yeah, you're right. Everything I have is a luxury compared to some poor sucker in Africa. Thanks for pointing that out.
It's like you're trying to convince me that I should be using a tablet more. I own them all, and I use whatever tool is most convenient. The tablet is only ever my "go to" device in very specific cases that I've mentioned. I like it, I'm not selling it, but it's not overly useful. It wouldn't affect my productivity in any way if it disappeared tomorrow. And, to bring it full circle to the original article, it isn't because it's an Android instead of an Apple; it's because tablets just aren't that advantageous.