Apple's Tim Cook declares the end of the PC

[zMeul]

source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11984806/Apples-Tim-Cook-declares-the-end-of-the-PC-and-hints-at-new-medical-product.html

while you're reading the article, I'm gonna roll on the floor and laughing my ass off

 

“I think if you’re looking at a PC, why would you buy a PC anymore? No really, why would you buy one?”, asks Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, who has just flown into Britain for the launch of the iPad Pro. Cook, whose spotless tailored suit and red poppy belies the fact that he spent the night in a plane, is clearly in ebullient mood. Wall Street and the City are obsessed with the iPhone, the company’s dominant product, but Apple appears quietly confident that its new tablet and TV device are going to help power the company’s continuing growth.

“Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people. They will start using it and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones,” Cook argues in his distinctly Southern accent (he was born in Alabama). He highlights two other markets for his 12.9 inch devices, which go on sale online on Wednesday. The first are creatives: “if you sketch then it’s unbelievable..you don’t want to use a pad anymore," Cook says.

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the better question is: why would I buy a tablet (namely iPad Pro) when a PC can do it better?

tablets .. tablets aren't about portability, not even productivity, they are about convenience - and do you know what's funny? tablets from either Apple or Microsoft are backpedaling towards laptops (netbooks specifically) by adding physical keyboards

now, let's get back to the point of tablets vs PC

 

PC

• configurability
• upgradability
• storage capacity
• connectivity
• performance / $
• versatility of use scenarios

tablet

• portability

that's it!? surely Tim doesn't expect people to just drop all the benefits of PCs over a tablet

how about it Mr. Cook, put your money where your mouth is and stop manufacturing and selling iMacs - surely it would be a astonishing business decision .. NOT!

 

I dunno what the hell Apple's management is on, but they clearly lost their marbles

 

[Khvarrioiren]

Don't think so Tim. Also you contradicted yourself on the portability matter, but whatever.

[ShadowCaptain]

doesn't expect people to just drop all the benefits of PCs over a tablet

 

But they already are, for the average user, a student, a parent, a kid,  an iPad or similar device does everything they need, they can browse the web, do basic documents, play basic games, listen to music, watch films, they can stream to their TV using their apple TV, watch netflix, buy movies, edit photos and movies, share to social media

 

id say 90% of what 90% of people do, is doable on an iPad (or similar)

 

 

Except for the gaming I do, (which arguably could be feasibly streamed like Nvidia Grid) I dont really need a PC - sure i use adobe suite, but if that comes out for iPad pro - it would do the job just fine, im no pro

 

my parents ONLY use an iPad, my brother uses his most of the time, my sister does not have a single computer or laptop in the house, just her and her boyfriend use ipads

 

 

Only me and my brother in my family use PCs, and he really only uses his macbook for work stuff

[AlTech]

source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11984806/Apples-Tim-Cook-declares-the-end-of-the-PC-and-hints-at-new-medical-product.html

why you're reading the article, I'm gonna roll on the floor laughing my ass of

 

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the better question is: why would I buy a tablet (namely iPad Pro) when a PC can do it better?

tablets .. tablets aren't about portability, not even productivity, they are about convenience - and do you know what's funny? tablets from either Apple or Microsoft are backpedaling towards laptops (netbooks specifically) by adding physical keyboards

now, let's get back to the point of tablets vs PC

 

PC

• configurability
• upgradability
• storage capacity
• connectivity
• performance / $
• versatility of use scenarios

tablet

• portability

 

that's it!? surely Tim doesn't expect people to just drop all the benefits of PCs over a tablet

how about it Mr. Cook, put your money where your mouth is and stop manufacturing and selling iMacs - surely it would be a astonishing business decision .. NOT!

 

I dunno what the hell Apple's management is on, but they clearly lost their marbles

Of course they're gonna say this. The iphone is their most profitable product and the ipad pro is the second most profitable product.

[yannickverc]

But they already are, for the average user, a student, a parent, a kid,  an iPad or similar device does everything they need, they can browse the web, do basic documents, play basic games, listen to music, watch films, they can stream to their TV using their apple TV, watch netflix, buy movies, edit photos and movies, share to social media

 

id say 90% of what 90% of people do, is doable on an iPad (or similar)

I can only agree with this.

 

BUT.

 

If only their shitty devices had actual specs and weren't overpriced AS F**K

[zMeul]

But they already are, for the average user, a student, a parent, a kid

the average user is but a fraction of the market; and I don't see students using software keyboard over an actual physical one

 

and ps: parenting isn't a profession   and I bet your ass the use of a PC is part of their jobs

[ShadowCaptain]

I can only agree with this.

 

BUT.

 

If only their shitty devices had actual specs and weren't overpriced AS F**K

 

I don't think all Apple devices are overpriced, but still this is not ONLY related to apple, this applies to Android too, an Android tablet will do what most people need to do

 

For the average joe, a PC is quite unnecessary, its really only gamers, and high end performance customers that need PCs

 

the average user is but a fraction of the market; and I don't see students using software keyboard over an actual physical one

 

 

its a BIG portion of the market, what are you talking about? enthusiasts are the small portion

 

The ipad pro comes with  a keyboard, most android tablets can use a bluetooth keyboard - and hook up to a display

 

EDIT - no but I mean at HOME,they probably dont need a PC, my parents dont, and most of my friends parents really dont use computers much, maybe if they work in an office, not every job requires a PC

[Wishiwasdead]

i just hate apple becuase there so damn proprietary & there shit is stupid over priced for what you get...

 

but most ppl dont care or even realize that... so yeah for the average joe im sure thats true... but im sure pretty that everyone on these forums would probably disagree what Cook said

[AlTech]

I don't think all Apple devices are overpriced, but still this is not ONLY related to apple, this applies to Android too, an Android tablet will do what most people need to do

 

For the average joe, a PC is quite unnecessary, its really only gamers, and high end performance customers that need PCs

 

 

 

its a BIG portion of the market, what are you talking about? enthusiasts are the small portion

 

The ipad pro comes with  a keyboard, most android tablets can use a bluetooth keyboard - and hook up to a display

How long ago did you go to school? Seriously! They use Windows powered machines exclusively.

[ApolloEleven]

Tablets can't even run Crysis.

[Humbug]

Well tablets and phones are about media consumption. Browsing web, reading docs etc. Watching a video. If that's all you do then ok. For many people it's enough.

Desktops are all purpose machines which can be used for content creation as well, not just consumption. They are also not limited by TDP and battery constraints which means they can be made much more powerful. They are also more modular and can be augmented with more peripherals for specialist applications.

[ShadowCaptain]

How long ago did you go to school? Seriously! They use Windows powered machines exclusively.

 

I went to school like 10 years ago, we only just had a few laptops and a computer lab

 

Yes i know they do NOW, but for example my school in harrogate now gives ipads to every student and they are used in class, lots of uni students use tablets in lectures and stuff too

[ClownFace1511]

Cant play GTA V on Ultra graphics on some ipad or even a macbook yet alone a console. #longlivePC

[yannickverc]

I don't think all Apple devices are overpriced, but still this is not ONLY related to apple, this applies to Android too, an Android tablet will do what most people need to do

 

For the average joe, a PC is quite unnecessary, its really only gamers, and high end performance customers that need PCs

Not overpriced?

 

1.000$ for a dual core CPU / 1.800Mha battery iPhone is not overpriced??

 

Same for their laptops

 

1.3K for an i5 with 500gb hdd and 4GB ram ???

[AlTech]

Tablets can't even run Crysis.

Grabs an Ipad and launches teamviewer on Ipad + PC . If only I still had my ipad and if i bought crysis then i would try that.

[XDroidie626]

I wouldnt pay much attention to him, hes not exactly the most clued person when it comes to devices.

The PC cant die, it evolves and not into what ever apple has down the pipe line, what the hell does he think a mac is? its a personal computer, so his statement is invalid, a tablet, a smart phone, a smart watch what ever IoT or other device is a PC, it has a microprocessor.

[zMeul]

its a BIG portion of the market, what are you talking about? enthusiasts are the small portion

businesses and enterprise users, no?

as for the average joe, once the novelty wares of, the tablet becomes a useless thing easily forgotten

[Notree]

The people I live with only use ipads. They all use iphones too. They think android is inferior. I joke with them all the time about how they're apple fanboy's.  It's quite funny tho as they're always asking me to download stuff. I told them Id build them a pc but they're happy with their ipads. 

[ShadowCaptain]

Not overpriced?

 

1.000$ for a dual core CPU / 1.800Mha battery iPhone is not overpriced??

 

Same for their laptops

 

1.3K for an i5 with 500gb hdd and 4GB ram ???

 

You mean that phone that is one of the most powerful on the market? beating almost every other phone in the benchmarks?

with one of the best cameras (top 10)?

 

Test -

 

Ok find me a 13" laptop with a full metal chassis, 12 hours of battery life, a super high res retina display PCI-E based SSDs, intel iris graphics for $1300

 

Test -

 

Find me a phone that benchmarks higher than the iPhone, with an equally good camera, that costs less than an iPhone 

[AlTech]

You mean that phone that is one of the most powerful on the market? beating almost every other phone in the benchmarks?

with one of the best cameras (top 10)?

 

Test -

 

Ok find me a 13" laptop with a full metal chassis, 12 hours of battery life, a super high res retina display PCI-E based SSDs, intel iros pro graphics for $1300

 

Test -

 

Find me a phone that benchmarks higher than the iPhone, with an equally good camera, that costs less than an iPhone 

None since MBP 13"  uses IRis instead of Iris Pro. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH Shots fired!

 

[ShadowCaptain]

None since MBP 13"  uses IRis instead of Iris Pro. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH Shots fired!

 

 

Oops my mistake i meant iris

[ALwin]

If only their shitty devices had actual specs and weren't overpriced AS F**K

 

Yeah I said this same thing until I got my first OSX machine in about 2011, a Macbook Air.  Since that I've owned 2x Retina MacBook Pros (both times the maximum specifications possible), a few iPads, the only reason I go back to Windows is for gaming.

[yannickverc]

You mean that phone that is one of the most powerful on the market? beating almost every other phone in the benchmarks?

with one of the best cameras (top 10)?

 

 

Ok find me a 13" laptop with a full metal chassis, 12 hours of battery life, a super high res retina display PCI-E based SSDs, intel iros pro graphics for $1300

My laptop isn't high res retina, it's some 1280 x 800 with Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB. (I bought it 2 years ago)

 

About the iPhone. My phone is a thousand times faster than that piece of shit iPhone 5 I had. and it's 30% of the price. I also didn't have to pay 100€ extra for 8GB more storage. Because 12.5€ per GB isn't overpriced, right?

[AlTech]

You mean that phone that is one of the most powerful on the market? beating almost every other phone in the benchmarks?

with one of the best cameras (top 10)?

 

Test -

 

Ok find me a 13" laptop with a full metal chassis, 12 hours of battery life, a super high res retina display PCI-E based SSDs, intel iris graphics for $1300

 

Test -

 

Find me a phone that benchmarks higher than the iPhone, with an equally good camera, that costs less than an iPhone 

Anyone who looks at benchmarks when buying a phone needs to rethink their life.

[yannickverc]

Yeah I said this same thing until I got my first OSX machine in about 2011, a Macbook Air.  Since that I've owned 2x Retina MacBook Pros (both times the maximum specifications possible), a few iPads, the only reason I go back to Windows is for gaming.

Yea don't get me wrong. I've owned multiple iPods, an iPhone. I still own an iMac and I LOVE my macbook pro. 

 

It's just.... Man the price and those apple fanboys... smh