This hit hard: The one sentence that will convince you to return/skip the iPad

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14 years ago

"I know it's awesome, but the iPad is inherently device meant for consuming, not producing. By getting the iPad you'll spend more time consuming and less time producing."

This hit me hard. I met my friend over beers yesterday. Ever since he said this, it clicked, and I've been afraid to use the iPad. I'm considering returning it.

I thought back: Shit, he's right. While I've put some books & iTunesU videos, I've barely done anything useful with it.

What does YC think? Obviously this clicks more for YC folks than the average consumer.

Edit: Of course you can use it for useful things. I’m saying my personal usage so far has been anything but productive. Having the iPad on and NOT using it to browse the web/flipboard/etc is incredibly hard. Something even PG struggles with: www.paulgraham.com/distraction.html

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