Indeed, the world does seem to be moving swiftly to mobile, in large part. The times when setting up a full-fledged home Wi-Fi network are moving behind us as people find that the convenience of doing everything with a mobile-equipped phone or tablet over the Internet is sufficient to make it their primary means of computer interaction. I can well imagine the time when the only uses for computers are particularly specialised or discerning: the sharing of data over fast wired or Wi-Fi networks, gaming, heavy streaming, or the writing of software and the running of servers. These will continue to take the heavyweight approach, until mobile technology catches up and the market produces specialised devices to fill the remaining roles in a more autonomous and convenient fashion.
I do think Apple’s efforts, including their accessibility efforts, are clearly in line with this trend, i.e. directed at iOS rather than OS X. Having said this, I’ve never run an iPad as my only device, so I can’t say how the experience compares with OS X. It has certainly crossed my mind as a possible strategy, though, and if it weren’t for my need for speed or occasional need for a general-purpose computer for doing general-purpose things, I’d seriously consider it. Until then, a Mac will probably continue to be necessary. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
