Laptop replacement

Matt Gemmell:

I occasionally see the phrase “laptop replacement” regarding the iPad, despite the bizarreness of both the concept and the generalisation. Intelligent people like journalists and tech pundits use it, seemingly without humorous intent, and it puzzles me.

There’s no such thing as a laptop replacement, and if there were, the iPad isn’t meant to be one.

This piece is in response to Joshua Topolsky’s ridiculous assertion on Twitter that, “If you think you can replace your laptop with an iPad, you cannot.” Matt makes a great point: “The iPad isn’t a laptop replacement, because it’s not a laptop. But the iPad has replaced my MacBook.” Read the whole post to get the details.