a16z Podcast: Finally a Tablet that Replaces Your Laptop by a16z published on 2016-04-28T18:31:07Z When the iPad first came out in 2010 there was chatter that went in two directions: 1. It’s just a big iPhone 2. I’ll never carry a laptop again Both were wrong. The big iPhone comment was quickly dispelled as people (and their kids) fell under the consumption thrall of iPads. But iPads never could meet the needs of most laptop users –- until now. Benedict Evans and Steven Sinofsky offer their reasons why the iPad Pro hits the mark as a machine for all kinds of things, and why it may have shoved their own laptops aside for almost everything. Comment by User 753549041 With a Windows Phone 10 with Continuum, and a Surface Pro 4, I no longer need a desktop or laptop. I have full functionality, power and commonality with the benefit of a single OS. 2016/05/07 20:39:23 +0000 Comment by User 753549041 Why use an iPad when you can use a Windows 10 tablet to replace your laptop? 2016/05/07 20:13:17 +0000 Comment by deshabble This track is poppin' 2016/05/02 13:59:40 +0000
