I just finished reading TechCrunch Managing Editor Peter Ha’s “The Future Of Microsoft Is Sunny With A Chance Of Thunderstorms,” which is his take on the Microsoft Surface announcement. I wanted to reach out and strangle him when he said the iPad is a consumption, not a creation device though.
Overall, this is probably the most balanced article I’ve read on the subject.
When an author claims the iPad is only for content consumption, their credibility is completely shot.
In my defense, I did not say that the iPad was solely a consumption device.
Peter Ha: “Whereas the iPad is clearly being used to consume content. As hard as Apple has tried at every iPad unveil to convince developers that the hardware can drive amazing content creation software like Garage Band, iPhoto and Pages/Numbers/Keynote, the iPad remains an entertainment-focused device, which is perfectly fine. It’s a fun device to use.”
Jim Dalrymple: “he said the iPad is a consumption, not a creation device”
He didn’t claim you said it was “solely a consumption device”. I’m going to have to side with Jim.
This iPad Not for creativity Bullshit reminds me of a discussion with extended family about becoming Art Teacher :
— So what Job will you do?
— Art Teacher
— … ok But… I meant Paid Job…
Then It hit me :
All those Pundits hammering iPad not for Creativity, Just don’t consider drawing, composing, photo retouching, as Creative activities…
And they showed that Exact same ability to rewrite the dictionary with their Hands-On Headlines about MS Surface…
It’s like American Football… where It’s everything But about playing the ball with any foot
It’s fun to make generalizations that your commenters will argue about, isn’t it?
I guess if it can’t be done in MS Office, it’s not creative. 😉
“Whereas the iPad is clearly being used to consume content. As hard as Apple has tried at every iPad unveil to convince developers that the hardware can drive amazing content creation software like Garage Band, iPhoto and Pages/Numbers/Keynote, the iPad remains an entertainment-focused device, which is perfectly fine. It’s a fun device to use. ”
That is YOUR OWN WORDS Peter.
And to that end you ignore literally hundreds of creation apps in the app store. All to push a device you haven’t fully seen, that couldn’t keep from crashing during the demo and whose two most mentioned features aren’t the processor and battery life but the kickstand and ‘click’ the keyboard cover.
Damn, but that Surface “advertisement” almost made me laugh coffee out my nose. The uber-dramatic reveal of the… kickstand! And of course the… wait for it… Click! Connect! Keyboards!… In Multiple! Colours!
Not to mention (literally) that… itrunssomeflavourofWindows8butwewon’tshowyouthatbecausemaybeitwillcrashagain
I think that’s a little unfair to Peter. He’s not saying that the iPad can’t be used for creation, he’s saying that’s not what the device is mostly used for – and I think that’s a perfectly fair comment.
The data that I’ve seen suggest that games and entertainment categories form a massive chunk of downloads – although I don’t have exact figures to hand, I remember it being around 40% for the iPad. That’s not including books or Newsstand content. That means over half of iPad downloads are “pure” consumption-oriented apps.
I think it’s fair to say that yes, there’s lots and lots of creative applications for the iPad. But they don’t form the bulk of what people are downloading, and presumably using them for.
Yeah, and It’s not like Apple is offering alternatives to Word, Excel or PowerPoint on Mac or iOS…
oh wait…
never-mind this debate is old anyway 😛
Better : http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/get-mac-work-vs-home-94107
Works vs Home : http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/get-mac-work-vs-home-94107