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Originally Posted by gerbick View Post
Tablets are an entity but not one I've ever been sold on that we truly need. No use case lands solidly and exclusively in "tablet-land". Banking, surfing the web, watching Netflix - I can do that on my phone or my laptop for instance.

I could name more use cases - system admin (also from phone), server updates/deployment (also from phone), quick code editing, even ideating projects and creating assets can all be done from a mobile device like a phone and isn't exclusive to a tablet. Perhaps input (via stylus) lends itself to precision whereas finger input is rather imprecise.

Just a random thought whilst waiting on news from Jolla.
You are right. All these tasks can be done by a small factor device, like a phone. But a bigger factor does it better. I use different size screwdrivers too. Don't you?

Also, don't forget that some people, like for example my kids, don't even have a phone. They don't need a phone. A tablet fits their requirements perfectly.
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