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Re:New iPad Air and iPad Mini by e40 on Monday March 18, 2019 @10:54AM (#19421543)
My stepmother uses one to browse Facebook. It's the only time I've ever seen an adult use one.

The other case I've seen, and a lot: children. Parents seem to give them to their kids to mollify them. (I had this choice and did not give into the temptation.)

Re:New iPad Air and iPad Mini by Jtsummers on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:09AM (#19421675)
Reading, they're great for reading. If you read technical content, especially, where Kindles and other e-readers are either too small or don't provide the color you'd want for seeing some diagrams and other content.