>> Maybe it will spur new growth in the PC market, which has been doing rather poorly.
Does this statement jive with the line that this is the Post-PC era, and Apple is killing the PC inducstry with their post-PC devices?
I never bought that there was some special new category of "Post-PC devices", marked by the lack of certain input type devices, and operated by low power battery operated processors, etc.
They are all PCs. New, modern UIs, additional input methods, yes. Still PCs. I think the ones that don't support mouse/fine pointing device input and tactile keyboard input are less productive PCs. But hardly a new class of device hailing the end of the era of the PC. Just a more portable PC.
Having fine-pointer driven desktop productivity apps also work on the the tablet form-factor devices in this category is a big plus. Unless, of course, you want a device that is for entertainment and "light" productivity, at best.
Apple will come to terms with this, eventually. I can't imagine them throwing out the baby with the bathwater; iOS will need to grow into a more capable system, or Mac OS will need to move to ARM and support touch screen input. Or they'll both need to be tossed for a complete rewrite. Until then, you will just have to compromise. It's ironic that Cook and Jobs called this exactly the opposite way; which is exactly wrong.
So, while MS is supporting a product that has dual input methods and UIs; classic desktop and modern UI, Apple is supporting dual platforms, and is acting unbalanced in their support and enhancements of the two. Which of these two approaches do you think in the bigger compromise, less efficient and a better use of company resources?
Devoting all company resources to a unified experience makes more sense for many reasons, not the least of which is customer retention and satisfaction. |
