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The iPad was never intended to be a desktop or laptop replacement; it was meant to invent a new niche for a computer with a "fileless" interface.

Expecting it to replace your development machine is probably not realistic.

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> The iPad was never intended to be a desktop or laptop replacement

I think it was and has been for many people.

For non-developers, yeah. People whose work necessarily involves file management are hosed. But that's a small minority of what gets done on computers these days.

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