{"id":27699,"date":"2019-12-27T15:23:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T20:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=27699"},"modified":"2019-12-31T09:24:27","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T14:24:27","slug":"the-ipads-identity-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/27\/the-ipads-identity-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"The iPad’s Identity Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emily Lipstein<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple is pushing the iPad at people like me, people who have an iPhone, likely have AirPods, and are looking for a device that they can use at home when their only real computer is what they’re given at work. We’re deep in the Apple ecosystem, and have been for years, and here’s another opportunity to stay in it without paying too much of a premium. That’s the idea at least.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

So from the second you sync your brand new device with your iCloud login, you’re left confused about why Apple’s replicating your phone on something bigger and with a keyboard. There should at least be an option to opt-out of getting all of the apps to immediately start downloading to the device.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Obviously Google wants you to be using Chrome OS. But even so, you want a Google Docs app on the iPad that’s a full-fledged replica of what you have in-browser on desktop. But that’s not what you get, neither here nor in the Gmail app either.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The attachable Smart Keyboard mostly gets the job done, but its flimsiness makes it nearly impossible for me to actually use it on my lap on the couch[…] It also tends to tip over when it’s not on a flat surface[…]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n