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Are tablet devices a want or a need?
Tablets are extremely popular and some think they may replace Desktop PCs and Laptops. As they primarily "access content" and not "generate" content, some say they are a fad that will fade away. Some even go as far as saying, "Market a useless product right and the public will buy".
Do we really need tablet devices or are we just creating a need for it?
Paul Hughes
However, all computers, gadgets, televisions, etc are a want!
Even without that, they're still a want for me... I own 2... and 2 laptops... and a desktop... and a mini... and a internetTV... BUT, I don't NEED it to live... makes life easier, but thats about it...
I don't NEED to watch videos on a biz trip.:P
Ken brown 30+
The only difference is the marketing and the spiritual fervor.I wonder if there is a new modern condition here developing,gadgetamine syndrome?,i've also noticed how some modern games get the gamers hyped up like bees and upon release there's a mad rush,unreal expectations take hold and once they played it and it has an ending to it rather than a possible lead in to another edition,it's like watching a crackhead go into withdrawals.The forums abound with disappointment,of being let down,having no effect upon the game because the outcome is always the same.I don't know about you but i see young men popping up with the word "emotional connection" or "I need to know i have an effect", "I wish she was real" "more real world dialogue" "I feel invisible in the game" to me it looks like some kind of nutty spiritualism.
Krisztián Pintér 200+
Gabe Ozoani
Krisztián Pintér 200+
Gabe Ozoani
Krisztián Pintér 200+
but okay, let's just ease your task a bit. you don't have to define them, just tell me what the exact difference, if you insist there is.
Gabe Ozoani
An exact difference is simply in the way they are spelt (for starters), however, in the context of my question, it is a mere mere look at two extreems and the publics desire to have a frenzy over what is not a need. I cannot simplify the question any better....I hope I have been of assistance.
Krisztián Pintér 200+
people take effort to enhance their situation. if they are hungry, they search for food. if they are tired, they might lie down for a while. people anticipate what will give them satisfaction, and will actively seek out such things. in that regard, food and a monteverdi opera serves the same purpose: it exchanges one state of existence with another state that is more wanted, more valued.
for every individual, there is an order of wants. one want is more urgent than the other. if the person has the option to choose between the two, he will chooses the more important one. this order of wants changes from one person to another, but also from time to time. it is not fixed. as mankind getting wealthier, more and more wants can be satisfied. we move down on that list.
this list tends to be similar at the top. a hungry man wants food, a thirsty man wants water. but as we go down the list, personal lists diverge. some prefers better accommodation and clothing, others prefer better food or more leisure time.
one can classify these wants to "want" and "need", saying that "need" is something that is necessary for survival. but that categorization bears no relevance in our modern society. 99% of what we have is not necessary for survival. shelter is not necessary in warm climates. clothing is not necessary. only the most basic food items are necessary, bread or milk is not. what good a categorization is when in one group you have vegetables, grains, meat and firewood, and everything else is in the other group? and finally, if you define "need" that way, what kind of question is "are tablet devices a want or a need"? ten years ago, tablets didn't exist. yet we lived.
so we are still looking for some meaningful definitions of need and want.
Gabe Ozoani
Again, you are missing the point COMPLETELY.
I cannot dumb down the meaning of the question any further.
Krisztián Pintér 200+
trying to rephrase.
rephrase attempt number 1: even if tablets are not necessary, it does not mean anything. neither are theater plays, vacations, television and icecream. do you want a life without such things? you would go to a similar topic about operas, and advocate "high culture". what is that double standard?
rephrase attempt number 2: i know a company that gives tablets to its sales agents to have the customer and product database with themselves on the field. are sales agents a "frenzy"? or access to such databases a "frenzy"?
Gabe Ozoani
"Do we really need tablet devices or are we just creating a need for it?" - Is a simple question. Not quite sure what you are trying to prove by "merry-go-rounding" the question.
Question is very simple.
If it is confusing, you can start a debate and discuss need vs want, this debate is just looking at the question (I REPEAT AGAIN) - Do we really need tablet devices or are we just creating a need for it?
Krisztián Pintér 200+
do we really need chocolate, or are we just creating a need for it?
do we really need hats, or are we just creating a need for it?
do we really need tv sets, or are we just creating a need for it?
do we really need books, or are we just creating a need for it?
do we really need boats, or are we just creating a need for it?
okay, that is getting boring. everything should be said was said. if you still don't get it, you won't.
Gabe Ozoani
See how simple that was?
That is the whole essence of a debate. Ask a question, and debate within the CONTEXT of the question. If you feel the question is not good enough for your "high standards" (lol), move on or create a debate that is.
This is clearly not rocket science.
Obey No1kinobe 50+
They are great for browsing etc. But not a need. Especially if you have another device that does as much or more. A smartphone is nearly a small ipad with phone capability.
Extra convenience or functionality is not a need.
In fact if you don't use the Internet at home for work or study, you don't even need a computer.
Email is not a need. Big screen tv is not a need.
Food, water, shelter = needs
Gabe Ozoani
Obey No1kinobe 50+
It is amazing how strong the drive to consume or have the latest gadget is.
We had people in Sydney lining up for days to get the latest ipad.
Some interesting psychology going on here.
With updates every year and so many different choices its consumer heaven (temptation)
There was so much talk of convergence - phone, email, camera, internet, computing etc on one device. Small camera probably suffering now most phones take an okay snapshot but so many of us still have multiple devices:
Smart phone, ipad, pc and or notebook doing much of the same stuff but with different emphasis.
Vicky Smith
we need them in our everyday lives for jobs, it helps make our lives easier, so perhaps we need them, - helps us for instructions to drive somewhere, provides us with entertainment etc..
we want it for he exciting part, the games, the apps, the idea of this this innovative tablet amazes us as modern technology comes forward and infront of us!
Ken brown 30+
Personally i think they're good for on the spot access other than that it looks more like a "want" rather than a need