It's been two years since we entered the 'post-PC' world. If you had to choose which one to give up - your ipad apps or the web, which would you choose?
IBM didn't survive the PC, none of the PC guys survived the web, and I don't think any of the web guys will survive the post-PC world
So he didn't say post-PC devices won't access the web (and actually, neither did I) but that web apps today will not survive. That was the point of my question.
I agree with you, and disagree with all of the quoted statement. IBM did survive the PC even if they got out of the PC business. It's not clear if the "PC guys" are PC makers or those who make software for PCs, but either way they have indeed survived. Especially if you include the Mac ecosystem. And "web guys" will certainly survive the post-PC world. There will be adjustments and adaptations to new environments but great folks at Mozilla and other forward thinkers are ensuring that the web will survive and become a good platform for apps.
As is always the case few things ever kill the old technology, they simply provide another way to do things. Native apps are not going away on any platform, and web apps will only get better in the future as the web becomes a better platform for making them. The browser will continue to be one of the most important native apps.
I think a better one would be, if you could only choose one device primarily for consumption (and stuff like commenting/ basic writing/ taking notes). Would it be the ipad/ iphone or a laptop?
I'm not commenting on the usefulness of tablets (they certainly have their place). Just the idea in the article that these devices are going to make web apps obsolete.
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It's been two years since we entered the 'post-PC' world. If you had to choose which one to give up - your ipad apps or the web, which would you choose?
That's what I thought.
What? Who ever said anything about post-PC devices not accessing the web? Way to knock down that straw man.
Says the Boy in the Bubble right in the article:
IBM didn't survive the PC, none of the PC guys survived the web, and I don't think any of the web guys will survive the post-PC world
So he didn't say post-PC devices won't access the web (and actually, neither did I) but that web apps today will not survive. That was the point of my question.
Sorry, my mistake.
I agree with you, and disagree with all of the quoted statement. IBM did survive the PC even if they got out of the PC business. It's not clear if the "PC guys" are PC makers or those who make software for PCs, but either way they have indeed survived. Especially if you include the Mac ecosystem. And "web guys" will certainly survive the post-PC world. There will be adjustments and adaptations to new environments but great folks at Mozilla and other forward thinkers are ensuring that the web will survive and become a good platform for apps.
https://wiki.mozilla.org/B2G
As is always the case few things ever kill the old technology, they simply provide another way to do things. Native apps are not going away on any platform, and web apps will only get better in the future as the web becomes a better platform for making them. The browser will continue to be one of the most important native apps.
I think a better one would be, if you could only choose one device primarily for consumption (and stuff like commenting/ basic writing/ taking notes). Would it be the ipad/ iphone or a laptop?
I'm not commenting on the usefulness of tablets (they certainly have their place). Just the idea in the article that these devices are going to make web apps obsolete.
If you had to give up your mobile plan or your home broadband, what would you pick?
Good question. On one hand, my mobile plan is expensive. On the other hand, its damn useful.
But I fail to see how this relates to what I said.
I can still browse the web on my mobile device/tablet. The web is very much not in danger of being replaced by native "post-pc" device apps.
A better question is if you would sign up for data online on your phone or voice-only :P