The Failure of the iPad
> real work is typically file-centricWhat is this silly ‘real work’ gate-keeping? I guess the author means their work.My fitness instructor uses an iPad to refer to fitness plans. He’s doing real work. He uses files to do it as well! Opening an Excel spreadsheet.My friend is an outdoor teacher and uses an iPad as a map. He’s doing real work. Maps are files.Another friend works as a train engineer and uses an iPad to refer to technical manuals. He’s doing real work. The manuals are PDF files.My colleagues who do recruitment at conferences take people’s details on iPads. They’re doing real work too. Each form filled in is a file.