iPad still _is_ pretty useless, unless you opt for the "pro" models which let you do some productivity work on them. otherwise it's just suitable for consuming content.

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2OEH8eoCRo0 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Not useless for what feels like every child in the US under age 12

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olyjohn 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Useful for shutting them up and feeding them addictive trash media you mean.

	▲	2OEH8eoCRo0 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes

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behnamoh 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Children in the US under age 12 don't do productivity work on the iPad. Steve Jobs didn't make the iPad as a kids toy.

	▲	r0fl 6 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		So a product that sells 500,000,000 units is not successful because the previous CEO who died 14 years ago would want it to not be a toy? Got it.
	▲	jermberj 5 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> Steve Jobs didn't make the iPad Yes, that's correct.

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titanomachy 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Turns out that people really like consuming content

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sys_64738 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've been using the iPad OS 26 betas and it does dramatically improve the viability of the iPad 9 I have.

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jimbokun 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well we can have LLMs do all the work so consuming content is the only role left for us.

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oblio 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I guess you missed that people around the world watch TV for 2+ hours a day :-)