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AB101 said:

DED has been on a roll the last few days.

If you aren't Apple, you are crap!

That’s why his editorials are so boring to read. They’re all the same. And often times they come across a projection. If Apple really was the best why would DED be spending so much time obsessing over and knocking down the competition? Because it makes some posters here feel good?

So stupid. What are they going to remove next? Food Network app because they feature recipes for high calorie foods? Car apps because cars are bad for the environment and can cause accidents/deaths? Stupid.

I don’t get this whole thinness at all costs argument. Wasn’t the previous MBP roughly the same thickness as other laptops?

foregoneconclusion said:

4) Jobs totally missed the importance of the App Store and 3rd party apps, which came later, and really had much to do with the success of the device. 5) Job's insistence that a stylus and keyboard were unnecessary have since been reversed, so which is it? Is Apple on the wrong track today, or did Jobs get it wrong in the beginning?

4) The App Store was launched in 2008. The iPad was launched in 2010. 5) The iPad supported both keyboards and stylus use when originally launched.

Right and when the iPad launched a lot of apps were just blown up iPhone apps. There is no question the way Apple is positioning the iPad now is different than the way Jobs positioned it in 2010. What breathed new life into iPad was the iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and software changes to allow greater capabilities.

When is Apple going to boot this app from the App Store?

bestkeptsecret said:

The iPad Pro saw no update last year, so I understand that Apple was anxious to release an update.

What I don't understand is why they would release one now, if they plan to release another later this year with the UWB chip, mini-LED backlighting and an A13/ A14 variant processor.

If AirTags rely on the UWB for more accuracy, it seems strange to release a new iPad Pro without it. I could understand if this was just an iPad Air or iPad, but it is not.

I really wonder what the rush was to get it out of the door.

Jason Snell thinks it’s because this new magic keyboard was ready and Apple didn’t want to wait until the fall or spring 2021 to release it. Of course it works with the 2018 iPad Pro too but the camera cutout is different. Some are comparing this to the iPad 3/4 situation but I don’t think it’s the same. The iPad 3 was not a good product. The hardware inside couldn’t really support the Retina display. The iPad 4 fixed that. In this case there don’t appear to be any hardware issues with this device. Maybe they just wanted a machine with lidar that developers could get their hands on before the new iPhones ship this fall.

Apple wants regulators off its back. I suspect Spotify and Netflix will get this treatment next. 

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dysamoria said:

AutigerMark said:

Sorry but I don’t think a person can reasonably expect a fitment-specific accessory designed to for generation A to also fit generation B.  Doesn’t matter how expensive it is.

When I buy a case for an iPhone it’s with the understanding that it’s (likely) only going to 100% fit the iPhone I’m buying.

That’s a case. They don’t usually cost hundreds of dollars.

The Magic Keyboard for the iPad is a case also.  It also happens to come with a nice, backlit keyboard, and a touch pad.  That's why it costs hundreds of dollars.

And poorly designed since it had to be redesigned only one year after being introduced.

seankill said:

Meh. This refresh appears very minor, at best. 

Not for those who use a physical keyboard with their iPad. And the cursor support they added looks nice. Almost like the focus engine from Apple TV.

thedba said:

A whole lot of chest thumping, shirt tearing, soap box standing going on here. 

Before throwing out your magic keyboards circa 2018 can you all wait and see when the new iPad Pro comes out?

Unless Apple has intentionally displaced the 3 pins on the back of the iPad Pro 12.9, I don’t see why it still won’t attach and you still won’t be able to type on the older keyboard. 

Chances are you won’t be able to fully close it and automatically  put your iPad to sleep. That’s it. Typing with it should not be a problem unless someone can confirm that Apple will intentionally disable keyboard functions inside the OS. 

If the old keyboard worked with the New iPad Apple could easily get word out to someone like Gruber. But it appears they’re telling sites like AI and The Verge that it won’t work. This is really poor planning and engineering on Apple’s part. If they could make the new keyboard backwards compatible then they should have been able to make the 2020 keyboard future compatible. They had to know at that point a thicker/heavier iPad was in the pipeline.