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[Caymancroc]

This is interesting. I own two companies myself and use an iPhone to manage both. Admittedly I also have an iPad and iMac but I rarely (and I do mean rarely) use them.

The iPhone allows me to stay out of the office and enjoy life more. Like Finn5975 the iPhone has replaced about everything else for me. I use it for about everything including watching movies on planes (I even read Atlas Shrugged on it (first half was on my iPhone 4S) and didn't go blind!).

 

[tadpoles]

So?, and yes I did.

So you think as a business major he needs to have a computer at home and in the office? I can empathize if he wants to leave work largely at work. Or is that self-serving and unrealistic?

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[Not Quite Right]

So you think as a business major he needs to have a computer at home and in the office? I can empathize if he wants to leave work largely at work. Or is that self-serving and unrealistic?

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Look have fun playing devils advocate all you want. It's better to have something and never use it, than to need something and not have it. Again an iPhone is not a replacement for for a computer?

 

[tadpoles]

In most locales he can have a laptop in less than 4 hours should he develop the need. They don't seem too hard to come by.

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[GraphicMac]

I know a LOT of people who have absolutely no want or need for iPads or computers of any kind at home. They have computers at work for the rare need for a full-on computer.

As big a geek as I am, I have an iPad 2 that still runs great after a few years of use by my son, and I simply can't find a single use for it. Nothing. The iPhone can do an amazing amount of things. And you would be surprised how much of what you don't care about, when you can't have it anyway.

 

[tadpoles]

I want to get another Macbook Pro but I know I have no real need for one and that I do most everything on my phones. My bf doesn't understand my geekiness and desire for electronics.

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[Flow39]

I feel like certain professions need a computer whereas others don't. If I were the person in the OP's situation, I know I'd still use a Mac and iPad along with an iPhone.

Being a Computer Science student, I need a computer because the iPad doesn't offer XCode, Netbeans, Android Studio, etc. which would make it hard to write code for classes. I need to have an OS X or Windows machine to do things for CS, but I can see people who's professions don't require a Laptop/Desktop, and therefore don't use one.

 

[tadpoles]

I feel like certain professions need a computer whereas others don't. If I were the person in the OP's situation, I know I'd still use a Mac and iPad along with an iPhone.

Being a Computer Science student, I need a computer because the iPad doesn't offer XCode, Netbeans, Android Studio, etc. which would make it hard to write code for classes. I need to have an OS X or Windows machine to do things for CS, but I can see people who's professions don't require a Laptop/Desktop, and therefore don't use one.

The person discussed by the OP has a computer at work, just not at home.

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[lightning8888]

I can relate to the nephew . Turning on the computer at home is the last thing I want to do after sitting in front of one 8-9 hours per day. Strain on the eyes all day and end up at the end of the day all bug eyed and fatigued. I find myself relaxing with my iPhone in hand reading news , listening to music and whatever else I find the need for all on my iPhone 6. Just more convenient and can go just about anywhere. For those who can relate whoever came up with the special lighting for office buildings that have cube cities need to go back to the drawing board ...those lights are rough on your eyes when you look at a computer all day, they are having an opposite effect from design.

 

[msm0511]

I find myself using my MBP more and more these days. It's not that I can't do everything on my phone, but certain things I just prefer to do on my laptop. Forums are a good example. I pretty much disappeared off forums when I was using phone only. I find that Safari, Dolphin (my Android browser of choice), or apps on either platform just don't get the job done. Sure, it's possible to be active on various forums via phone, but for me it's not an enjoyable experience. I also need a computer to store music/photos on. I also have an external drive to back up my music and photos. I've already lost all my hard copies of music and family photos that span my lifetime due to my apartment burning down. I've become paranoid about having digital copies, and copies of those copies everywhere.

 

[tadpoles]

I find myself using my MBP more and more these days. It's not that I can't do everything on my phone, but certain things I just prefer to do on my laptop. Forums are a good example. I pretty much disappeared off forums when I was using phone only. I find that Safari, Dolphin (my Android browser of choice), or apps on either platform just don't get the job done. Sure, it's possible to be active on various forums via phone, but for me it's not an enjoyable experience. I also need a computer to store music/photos on. I also have an external drive to back up my music and photos. I've already lost all my hard copies of music and family photos that span my lifetime due to my apartment burning down. I've become paranoid about having digital copies, and copies of those copies everywhere.

I can definitely understand that view. I'm sure there are a lot less typos too when using a real keyboard. I like using my phones simply because they're even more mobile. When I get my new laptop I'm sure, however, that I'll be on it a lot.


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[WeAreAllUnique]

Sometimes I feel this way with my iPad. Now that I can receive phone calls and SMS on it, I could use my iPad and my iPad only all day and never pick up my phone or laptop. This is for home and work.

 

[JobSteves]

I use my phone 95% of the time.

The thing with the computer is that it's a chore. You have to sit down, pull it out, open it, turn it on, wait for it to boot up, and then you're pretty much forcing yourself to be stuck at it for a certain period of time.

With the phone you can pull it out wherever you are, Use it for a second, and then put it away.

 

[Flow39]

I use my phone 95% of the time.

The thing with the computer is that it's a chore. You have to sit down, pull it out, open it, turn it on, wait for it to boot up, and then you're pretty much forcing yourself to be stuck at it for a certain period of time.

Not if you use a Mac, especially one with an SSD

 

[tadpoles]

Not if you use a Mac, especially one with an SSD

An SSD is just going to reduce the boot time. The reason a phone is so great is that it's so quick and easy. Due to its size it can be with you everywhere.

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[Flow39]

An SSD is just going to reduce the boot time. The reason a phone is so great is that it's so quick and easy. Due to its size it can be with you everywhere.

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I know, I was just kidding. A phone definitely is more convenient, I can agree with you there.

 

[tadpoles]

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[Wayne Simon]

I just purchased a rMBP to go along with my iPhone 6 and Apple watch. I am an IT professional and I take my rMBP everywhere I go and it's just as fast to boot it up as it is to use my iPhone 6 and it has so much more capability. I did run into the same boot up time issue when I had a Windows laptop but the rMBP is a dream come true as far as ease of use. And thats not even counting my morning coffee and browsing time where I can take phone calls and get iMessages directly on me rMBP. Maybe for some doing things just on the iPhone is fine but I prefer the additional screen size and full keyboard of a laptop for most things. Even play Cash of Clans on the laptop instead of the iPhone!

 

[JobSteves]

An SSD is just going to reduce the boot time. The reason a phone is so great is that it's so quick and easy. Due to its size it can be with you everywhere.

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Exactly what I mean.

 

[Bigeric23]

I would still want a MacBook Pro or an iMac. I have a 6 Plus and I still don't want to watch movies, create docs, etc., on it.