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muthuk_vanalingam said:

foregoneconclusion said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

foregoneconclusion said:

Caveat: this review is coming from a site that thinks the iPad is supposed to be a laptop replacement. 

That is an incredibly wrong blanket statement.

It's generally correct. The most common criticism of the iPad within AppleInsider articles is the software and the criticisms are always centered around comparing either iPadOS functionality to macOS functionality or the iPad selection of apps to Mac apps. Nobody does that with the iPhone. Just the iPad. The most recent M4 iPad review was titled something along the lines of 'Hardware of the Future with Software of the Past'. The points made to support that title were all oriented around negatively comparing OS/apps on iPad to Mac. Yes, the author did make a number of comments about not wanting the iPad to run macOS or not thinking it should be just like a Mac laptop...but in the end the article still boiled down to saying iPad lacks certain functionalities or apps that can be found on Apple laptops. 

Reading comprehension issues??? If you have paid attention, limitation of iPad OS features is a strong criticism directed ONLY at iPad PRO models. Not at iPad Air or entry level iPads. So a blanket statement like one that you made is absolutely wrong.

Last time I checked, Apple laptops released in the same year are running the same OS and have generally the same app selection regardless of whether there's a 'Pro' label or not. Same thing is true of iPad and iPhone. 

Mike Wuerthele said:

foregoneconclusion said:

Caveat: this review is coming from a site that thinks the iPad is supposed to be a laptop replacement. 

That is an incredibly wrong blanket statement.

It's generally correct. The most common criticism of the iPad within AppleInsider articles is the software and the criticisms are always centered around comparing either iPadOS functionality to macOS functionality or the iPad selection of apps to Mac apps. Nobody does that with the iPhone. Just the iPad. The most recent M4 iPad review was titled something along the lines of 'Hardware of the Future with Software of the Past'. The points made to support that title were all oriented around negatively comparing OS/apps on iPad to Mac. Yes, the author did make a number of comments about not wanting the iPad to run macOS or not thinking it should be just like a Mac laptop...but in the end the article still boiled down to saying iPad lacks certain functionalities or apps that can be found on Apple laptops. 

It's not a priority because it never made sense as a priority regardless of which party was in charge. Mobile computing always had inexpensive apps relative to desktop. Most consumers complain about having too much choice in the app stores, i.e., "Apple should curate their store and get rid of the junk apps". And companies like Epic and Spotify that complained about the commission rates in the App Store had very little to complain about in reality. Spotify had a plan for avoiding the commission entirely back when the App Store originally launched in 2008. Epic didn't make apps specifically for mobile at all. They just ported their most successful PC/console apps to mobile later on to maximize revenue. 

sloaah said: IMO it's a bit of an own goal from Apple... If they offered even a $50mn fund, you'd have around 50 solid apps for the Vision Pro that push its limits. At the moment there's basically nothing that makes full use of it.

The main purpose of the Vision Pro as a product is solving the primary issue with both desktop and mobile computing: the screens. Mobile computing allows you to take the computer along with you but you're limited by relatively small screens. Desktop computing gives you the bigger screens but with no mobility. Vision Pro gives you both mobility and bigger screens. End of story. 

Caveat: this review is coming from a site that thinks the iPad is supposed to be a laptop replacement.