IOS / iPadOS and macOS are designed from the same code base, but they have fundamentally different security models. But to statement about letting the fight rest, I tend to agree. I think iPadOS will probably iterate to the point where the extra RAM is available to apps, some background multitasking is possible, etc. I agree with MacSparky when he says maybe it’s time to let the fight against the platform rest. Many people do not care about text expansion, complex windowing, complex file management, multi screen setups etc. And making the “Pro” name carry all that freight - solely by comparison across product lines - doesn’t seem fair. But I also don’t think Apple markets the iPad Pro + keyboard / trackpad as a drop-in replacement for a MacBook Pro. I’m not saying iPadOS is where it should ultimately be. Owing to the fact that more advanced users are more likely to want things like a keyboard and such, they make those things available as first-party accessories. The iPad Pro is everything the base iPad is, with more processing power, better sound, a fancier screen, more memory, etc. The base iPad is a useful consumer laptop replacement. If we start with that as the base marketing claim, then “Pro” makes more sense given Apple’s naming convention. Which it is, for the vast majority of people who just need a computing device for Internet, email, some “goofing around” type stuff, etc. Unless I’m mis-remembering, Apple also markets the entry-level iPad (and of course, by extension, the Pro) as a laptop replacement. There are a ton of people for whom it’s a perfectly fine laptop replacement. I’m guessing that Pro Apps on iOS are gong to come with a monetized lure. I haven’t paid for a FCP and Logic Pro update in almost 10 years. The IPad Pro will eventually sync up the features with the power but as I’ve said in other threads they’re not just going to deliver iPad versions of the Pro Apps and call it a day. They finally realize they don’t have to pit the two lines against each other anymore. Apple doesn’t advertise “What’s a Computer?” Ads anymore. Notice that Tim Cook never says “We view that iPad as the clearest expression of computing” anymore. Samsung doesn’t really care about the Galaxy Tablets and Amazon chucks out cheap Kindle Fires every couple of years. To add a Jobs’ism…we still Trucks and the iPad is simply not a Truck.Īpple has essentially won the Tablet wars. I see the iPad as what it’s always been for heavier workflows. I don’t consider rants about Multitasking to be very valid with mobile devices as they are constrained by RAM limits and batteries something their desktop equivalents on AC have a decided advantage. My problem is few sites cogently articulated what exact features they needed in iPadOS 15 to truly make it a Pro device worthy of the M1. I prefer the smaller size (presentations, meeting notes) but when traveling I prefer the 12.9" because it is functioning as my laptop replacement. Now, what I will have to decide this fall is whether to stick with the 12.9" iPad or go with the 11".
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