John Battelle Quotes

The iPad is a superior consumption device for material on the Web.

There's no doubt: The iPad is a beautiful, extremely well-designed device.

What's great about the iPad and iPhone is that they are easy-on, easy-off.

The laptop computer is a workhorse. The tablet is just a display.

The reason we wouldn't make a seven-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point, it's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a seven-inch screen.

What we want to do is make a leapfrog product that is way smarter than any mobile device has ever been, and super-easy to use. This is what iPhone is. OK? So, we're going to reinvent the phone.

I don't have a phone, but I do have an iPad.

A smartphone is a mobile computer in your pocket.

I use my iPad many times a day, and it has cut my use of my laptop by more than half.

Tablets are more intuitive than a PC or laptop. They also have more real estate than a smartphone.

In my view the tablet and the PC are different. You can do things with the tablet if you are not encumbered by the legacy of the PC.

The iPad - contrary to the way most people thought about it - is not a tablet computer running the Apple operating system. It's more like a very big iPhone, running the iPhone operating system.

I really enjoy the iPad because you can multi-task: I can watch a movie, read, look at pictures that I shot - because I'm into photography. It serves a lot of purposes for me.

Despite my so-so-experience with the iPhone, I do love its touchscreen technology, a feature I miss with my standard-issue BlackBerry.

I think the screen size chosen for the iPad is perfect for publishers to render content beautifully, for games to be played.

I'm not a techie, but I don't know how I lived without an iPad! Mine comes with me everywhere. As greatest inventions go, it's up there with electricity and cars.

I found the iPad to be too large and heavy to use comfortably in casual situations (like reading in bed, for example), and too limited to use as a replacement for my laptop. By comparison, the Nexus 7 is just the right size for use anywhere - it's very similar in size to my daughter's Kindle Fire, but lighter.

We carry around computers in our pockets. Many people barely use them as phones. We use them as computers. If you think about the future, when you're traveling around, it's great to have a lightweight, small form factor.

The iPad! What is better designed than that? I read magazines on it, I play Scrabble. I use it for everything.

I have the bigger iPad, but the Mini is the best. It just seems perfect. The old one seems so big and heavy. I like simple and clean.

I'm a great fan of taking my laptop out and about.

Beyond the hype, style, and speculation, the truth is that the iPad is really just another tablet device. A really big PDA, where a touchscreen does what a laptop's keyboard used to do.

The computer has moved to the palm of our hands now.

When I'm out and about, I'll text or email myself from my phone. A smart phone is a great tool for a writer.

I carry my iPad and laptop with me everywhere.