Do you think that an iPad can replace a laptop (not a netbook) or a desktop? If so, why? Feel free to leave comments.
The reason I'd like to leave netbooks out of the equation is that netbooks and iPads are going to be similar, specification-wise. I don't always like to compare apples to apples. :) Besides, if someone is going to argue that iPads can be used as full-on computer systems, it would make for a stronger argument if the comparison was against a non-netbook system.
I believe Steve Jobs (Apple's CEO) even suggested that the iPad wasn't designed to be a laptop/desktop replacement. While the iPad can be made into something it isn't, the design goals shouldn't be changed, at least not without real planning/scoping on the part of the Apple dev team.
The iPad is a good tool...but its not a laptop or desktop replacement. I'd not even want it to be. There will always be things that a laptop or desktop will do better...sometimes mobility doesn't matter (like when I'm home?).
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