Comments on: Is this why Apple keeps saying “post-PC”?

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:00:41 +0000

Love this analogy and perspective, Michael. You said it better than I could – thanks!

By: Michael Salmon

Michael Salmon — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:58:54 +0000

Once upon a time every one who used a computer used a mainframe but they got too big and cumbersome mini computers were developed to cater for the jobs that needed less computing power and more flexibility. Eventually the minis got to big and expensive and the PC became popular. Now the PC has way more power than many people need and so a lighter more portable computer has arrived.

We still have mainframes and minis although the names may have changed. We will continue to have PC’s because they are the right tool for some jobs, it’s just that they will be fewer.

By: temmyhp

temmyhp — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 06:43:01 +0000

Tell Apple to call me when I can plug a digital camera into my iPad without a $35 adaptor, when I can customize my desktop more than changing the wallpaper and order of apps, and when there is no instance in that I need to connect my iPad to…you guessed it, a PC. And don’t tell me they couldn’t have done any of that because we had tablet PC’s that outstrip the raw functionality of the iPad nearly ten years ago! We’ll only enter a post PC world when these devices can do everything and more that a PC could ever do.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:48:27 +0000

“But I still don’t have any problem entering text on iOS, and based on the sales, neither do tens of millions of others. ” I don’t understand this rather flawed interpretation. I own 5 iOS devices but continually avoid “lengthy” posts because they are, in fact, quite clumsy when typing more than a few sentences. And I can’t think of anyone I know that would disagree.

By: John Harrington, Jr.

John Harrington, Jr. — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:46:57 +0000

Here are some tutorials on the MaaSters Center forum where you can learn to Swype on the iOS or Android devices: http://bit.ly/xzuPW4

By: michelle

michelle — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:45:46 +0000

bill gates need to get out of computers and concentrate on spending some of that 61B. What is the point of making a permanent dead end for the fortune once the envy and fear of others who dared to dream about contributing to computer world they love to work in. the gates foundation moving into vaccines don’t innovate their either, with the species of eggs on planet where vaccines are grown so numerous yet same old materials used; possibly an egg not likely to give bird flu to anyone since noone handles many of world’s birds, but eggs can be used; this is a no brainer in world of problem solving; anyone want to debunk me quickly and with viscious defense of monetary interests; again, we change the egg choice to one that noone handles as much as chickens are; tell me someone knows how easily this could have been handled years ago

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:03:48 +0000

Yup, I’ve used Swype since it was a beta product; definitely a super tool. But I still don’t have any problem entering text on iOS, and based on the sales, neither do tens of millions of others. Definitely some personal preference involved as I’m sure many iOS users would love Swype as well.

By: Peter Pottinger

Peter Pottinger — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:39:43 +0000

Just ios devices, check out “swype”

By: Jürgen

Jürgen — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:57:50 +0000

Well, put the term post-PC in a context: Apple’s market is mainly in the homes of PC users. There the post-PC era already is in full swing and the home PC is about to cease completely. So what’s wrong about that term?

By: Andre Goulet

Andre Goulet — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:54:15 +0000

I think that the whole concept of Post-PC is more along the lines of “device and location independence.” No longer am I tied to A desk or A location. I have two offices and I float around at client sites all day and I’m just as functional wherever I am.

With the popularity of these devices, I have been re-jigging clients away from SBS servers to cloud-based solutions, which all of these non-PC devices work like a treat with. Everywhere we’ve done this, the clients have felt a sense of freedom and the companies have benefited from employees being willing to be more accessible at all times, on their own bought and paid for devices.

So, I think Post-PC really means untethered from a single desk.