Opinion on Ivan Žalac's Tech Blog

iPadOS 26 - is an iPad now a laptop

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:40:00 +0200

What’s a computer?

Early tablet computers were a niche device - fairly overpriced alternative to laptops with early touch screens and styluses. When first iPad was released in 2010, it pretty much changed the definition of the word - and tablets became basically big smartphones. This was followed by a bunch of Android tablets, some in the higher price range, but others selling for cheap. Unlike smartphones though, Apple managed to remain the top manufacturer in the tablet space - and iPad apps managed to attract more dedicated development than Android tablet-optimized apps - yet there was always a question of what the tablets were actually good for, they were never really a must-have device like computers or smartphones were.

Windows 10 end of life questions

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0200

Windows 10 is about to be gone soon

Windows 10 is reaching EOL (end of life) on October 14 this year¹. The problem is, it still represents over 50% of the total desktop market share ² - and that includes other Windows Versions, macOS, Linux and others. Companies are being slow and careful about migrating due to not just hardware issues, but making sure their configurations and software work properly, as performing upgrades on scale and with minimal interventions and productivity breaks is a goal for any IT department, and they have been burned before ³. Running an unsupported OS is a massive security risk, unless it’s not connected to any network, so there are some choices that need to be made.

Which OS do you use?

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:30:00 +0200

A spicy question. Overused as well

People can sometimes be downright cultish about their desktop/laptop OS preferences - or what they’re simply used to. That goes for both people in the tech industry and outside of it. There are also differences across industries and countries. For instance, comparing Croatia where I live and USA, ChromeOS is practically non-existant here, and Windows has a far larger market share over macOS. Just popping the question is often enough to get one into heated arguments.