{"id":2237,"date":"2015-06-10T12:10:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2015-06-10T12:10:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T19:10:59","slug":"apple-finally-tells-the-ipad-to-go-out-and-get-a-damn-job-wired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/apple-finally-tells-the-ipad-to-go-out-and-get-a-damn-job-wired\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Finally Tells the iPad to Go Out and Get a Damn Job | WIRED"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/06\/apple-finally-tells-ipad-go-get-damn-job\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"740\" width=\"987\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mclasen.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/wwdc-news-inline1-1024x768.jpg?resize=987%2C740\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>APPLE\u2019S IPAD WAS always a solution in search of a problem\u2014forever in the \u201cwant\u201d category, never quite the \u201cneed.\u201d Sure, it sold like gangbusters. But everyone who wanted one has one by now, and doesn\u2019t want or need another. Despite a year\u2019s worth of upbeat projections and assurances from CEO Tim Cook, the iPad is \u2026 well, in need of new ideas. Craig Federighi\u2019s WWDC presentation played up the gee-whiz appeal of the iPad\u2019s forthcoming multitasking features and made one thing clear: It is high time Apple put its tablet to work.How? By turning it into the \u201ctruck\u201d of mobile computing. It turns out that Steve Jobs\u2019 prediction in 2010 that PCs \u201care going to be like trucks\u201d\u2014that is, semi-specialized professional machines for getting work done\u2014was more prescient than he intended. Phablets like the iPhone 6 Plus\u00a0handle casual communication and entertainment needs; meanwhile, PCs like the Macbook Pro and 5K Retina iMac are so good they\u2019re no longer trucks, they\u2019re heavy construction equipment.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2015\/06\/apple-finally-tells-ipad-go-get-damn-job\/\">Apple Finally Tells the iPad to Go Out and Get a Damn Job | WIRED<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>APPLE\u2019S IPAD WAS always a solution in search of a problem\u2014forever in the \u201cwant\u201d category, never quite the \u201cneed.\u201d Sure, it sold like gangbusters. But everyone who wanted one has one by now, and doesn\u2019t want or need another. 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