I personally remember the days of sitting at a desk
in front of a big, thick computer screen with a massive PC to go with it. With
the recent development of e-business where buying online became the most
popular thing to do, it seems that with the emergence of the iPad and other
various products made by Apple, need to have that big PC in the house is
becoming increasingly less.
With the sleek, easy portable and mobility of the
iPad, one must ask themselves, who needs a desktop or PCs? Well there are many
reasons for the success of the iPad and here are a few which I feel are
influential to me:
Speed
From the start the iPad is fast and with a click of
a button, it’s on operational, and ready for the user. Whereas with the PCs, even
with the broadband speed, my own PC at home would take several minutes in order
to properly load.
Portability
The obvious advantage, (which is a big thumbs up
with me) is the ability to bring it wherever you want. No matter where you are
in the house, where it is in the living room or your own bedroom, the iPad
works just the same. Unfortunately, the PC is the exact opposite, with its huge
size it is stuck in a stationary position and at in today’s age of mobile
devices is not practical.
However, I would not completely write off the PC
just yet. A key factor which it has over the iPad is that it is a piece of
equipment that is well known, everyone a basic knowledge whereas with the iPad,
many people would be learning from scratch on how to use it.
I feel eventually I feel that the iPad will take
over and become the dominant hardware used to access the internet due to the
many overwhelming amount of advantages it has, but I do not believe it will
permanently remove the PC from the picture altogether due to its established
bases within the market.
