The misguided attempts to take down the iPad Pro

Who cares if it can't do high-end video editing?

An Apple event.
(Image credit: Illustrated | Stephanie Keith/Getty Images, Milanares/iStock)

What is a "real computer"? That ubiquitous question animates the tech world. You hear it all the time, mostly because the various experiments in new forms of computing — from Chromebooks to Surfaces to iPads — all hinge on changing the definition of what a real computer actually is.

For consumers, it's great: There are more choices, not just between devices, but between ways of working. Want to use touch, do everything online, or take notes with a stylus? There's a device for you.

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Navneet Alang

Navneet Alang is a technology and culture writer based out of Toronto. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, New Republic, Globe and Mail, and Hazlitt.