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#360905 - 02/09/13 04:38 PM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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For music the iPad rules at present, however for everything else Android is cheaper and way better than Apple.
iTunes is a lock in system, so unless you really need it, avoid it like the plague.
Finally remember you’re paying Apple for the design, performance wise you can get the same for a third of the price. (As with all Macs)
Warning: iPads and iPhones have been heavily targeted by hackers, so make sure you have the latest version (And updates) to prevent loss of personal information.
Hope this helps
Bill
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#360909 - 02/09/13 05:34 PM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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1. Very few manufactures are making music software and hardware for anything other than the iPad, (Hence it rules) as for the rest of the software, find me anyone that isn’t an Apple junkie that puts iOS above the competition.
2. Like Windows on PCs the iPad/phone is the most popular out there, hence like Windows it is the main target for hackers. (Apple is also renowned in the security industry for dragging their feet in issuing security patches)
3. Remember the more popular something is, the more it will be targeted by hackers, hence the iPad/Phone is under constant attack. (Just like Windows is on PCs)
Bill
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#360910 - 02/09/13 06:10 PM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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Sure can - me I use a Windows 7 DAW/General PC, a Windows 8 laptop tablet/hybrid and have done (used Microsoft OS software since DOS 2  ) I also tried Android for a few months with an Android tablet, and I found it buggy, unstable, SOOOOO easy to get infected apps, and the lack of music apps is marked...this is well known. Oh and it was a very recent Android OS, ICS in fact!! Manufacturers are slow -VERY slow to provided Android OS updates (as in ICS to Jelly Bean for example) I know of several ICS Android tablet owners that have been told unequivocally there is NO Jelly Bean update being provided (big name tablet makers too). I reiterate rather strongly that the ONLY attacks that can be made on iPad/ or iphone are for those idiots who Jailbreak. For those who do not know, Jailbreaking is where you download and install a 3rd part iOS system that "breaks" all the security mesaures put in place by Apple on all software and apps. An app needs to go through about 3 months of Apple factory testing before it is released to the store. No such thin with Android. Write an app, fill it with malicious code and you can immediately list on the Google Play Store. And they cover themselves with the ubiquitous "download at your own risk" Nah, Apple iOS is sop far ahead it is not funny... Sorry Bill for disagreeing, but that's life  Dennis
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#360926 - 02/10/13 02:13 AM
Re: Does anything beat an iPad?
[Re: SemiLiveMusic]
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As I said for music there is no substitute other than the iPad at present, and so is the one to go for, but just remember it is a closed system.
As to what I prefer to use, it is android for phone (As you’re not tied down and dictated to like you are with iOS) and iOS for Tablet, (Purely because it is the only platform with decent music apps and hardware) as I find it is the best compromise at the current time.
As to security, type “security breaches in iOS” into Google.
Bill
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