Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era

Re:Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era by secoif on Monday March 19, 2012 @07:13PM (#3726842)

Perhaps not you, or many HN readers, but for many the answers to all of those are "yes".

For example, my non-tech girlfriend has had an ipad for 6 months now and the only time I've ever seen her use the computer was for word processing and creating presentations. "Office" kind of stuff.

The iPad isn't designed for user like us. It's designed for casual, everyday uses: like your mom.

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Re:Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era by toyg on Monday March 19, 2012 @08:28PM (#3727144)

> the only time I've ever seen her use the computer was for word processing and creating presentations. "Office" kind of stuff.

i.e. for work. Laptops/PCs are for working, tablets are for playing -> little more than expensive toys, in the same way your TV was. Are tablets replacing TVs? Absofuckinglutely. Are tablets replacing work laptops? Not a chance.

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Re:Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era by ghshephard on Monday March 19, 2012 @11:36PM (#3727703)

Well, some people are using them for work: http://media.talkingpointsmemo.com/slideshow/white-house-oba...

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Re:Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era by secoif on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @02:16AM (#3728062)

Do you call your TV a toy?

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Re:Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era by to3m on Monday March 19, 2012 @08:59PM (#3727245)

I think you might mean "useRs"...

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Re:Coding Horror - Welcome to the Post PC Era by secoif on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @02:15AM (#3728060)

Oh god, that's funny now I look at it. Hahah.

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