computers

The value of AppleCare.

June 28, 2011

Not typically a fan of extended warranties, we do make an exception: AppleCare. And that’s because had we not invested in AppleCare in the past, we would have been royally screwed. This, contrary to the Apple-products-are-rock-solid belief that many, including Shawn Blanc, share: For the record, I bought AppleCare once. It was for my first [...]

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Positioning to dominate.

June 8, 2011

A little over half a year ago, we reported on our experience using an iPad as our go-to computing device, after an iPad replaced our MacBook Pro. That wasn’t the first time we addressed the issue of the iPad being a tethered device, but it framed the issue with real-world experience in mind: Right now, [...]

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The iPad as post-PC device.

April 12, 2011

Michael Gartenberg clarifies Steve Jobs’ statement that the iPad is a post-PC device by pointing out that whether the iPad is tethered or not is missing the point: The iPad and other devices are not here to displace the PC (by which I mean all personal computers, whether they’re Macs or PCs running Windows). In [...]

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The iPad can’t do work?

February 22, 2011

We’ve already written about our iPad serving as a Mac replacement for most tasks, but there’s still a misconception out there that the iPad can’t do work, which is akin to the iPad not being a suitable device for creating content. The latest perpetuation of this myth comes courtesy of TUAW. What the iPad does [...]

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Maybe people just don’t like magazines.

December 30, 2010

Despite the number of initial downloads, it appears that magazine “subscriptions” on the iPad aren’t drawing nearly the number of people that publishers thought they would. But a lot of this has to do with how magazines on the iPad are implemented, which only a handful of publishers are doing well. First, a lot of [...]

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The impending Mac AppStore.

December 21, 2010

Just over a year ago we addressed the suggestion of a Mac AppStore, effectively saying, “it won’t happen.” But now that the release of the OS X AppStore is imminent, let’s address some of our earlier points. …why would developers let Apple take a cut in software sales, when they’ve been selling their products fine [...]

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