https://ivanzalac.from.hr/tags/ipad/Recent content in Ipad on Ivan Žalac's Tech BlogHugoen-usIvan ŽalacSun, 10 Aug 2025 20:40:00 +0200https://ivanzalac.from.hr/posts/ipados26/Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:40:00 +0200https://ivanzalac.from.hr/posts/ipados26/<h2 id="whats-a-computer">What&rsquo;s a computer?</h2> <p>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.</p>