But also: much easier to use. It strikes me that a very big part of the "post-PC" revolution is a brave, big, and pretty successful attempt to make computing much easier. It'll get better yet. But already iPad are being used by toddlers and octogenarians much more widely than PCs/Macs ever were.
Apple already attempted that with the Mac, of course, and they went far, as evidenced by the wide imitation. But it only went so far. For example, on a Mac even to this day, to install an app, you have to go through a process of queries and decisions and other steps, and after, you have to delete the left-over files and mounted virtual disks...
On the iPad, it's one-click process. What a difference!
(Apple has realized that, and have imitated it pretty well with the newish App Store for Mac.)
Geeks tend not to like to lose control. They like to fiddle whit things themselves. I can sympathize with that. But 98% of people have very real issues with computers. Many, many people are just lost once just one thing go wrong, and they then typically have to wait until a more knowledgable family member or friend can come by, to get their email to work again or whatnot. All this is not necessary, should not be.
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Very cute kid you have there.Love the eyes.I don’t see how she manages to sit up straight.Her head is as big as her body but it a very cute head.
Yes, many toddlers are like kittens, just too cute.
I have seen many comments from photographers who don't understand how much easier it is to take, process, and publish photos from a phone or tablet. They can't get past the reduced image quality.
... and photography is only one aspect of what tablets and phones make easier.
"Geeks tend not to like to lose control. They like to fiddle whit things themselves. I can sympathize with that. But 98% of people have very real issues with computers. Many, many people are just lost once just one thing go wrong, and they then typically have to wait until a more knowledgable family member or friend can come by, to get their email to work again or whatnot. All this is not necessary, should not be."
It's not control it's the joy of fluency and the joy of doing this!
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