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EsquireCats said:

For comparison HP All-in-one computers start at $600, the cheapest iMac is $1300.

Of the 9 All-in-one computers from HP, more than half are under the $1,300 price point.

I dare say the revenue in this category is vastly different between the two companies.

jdb8167 said:

melgross said:

J0na17anT98 said:

Slide said up to 16gb of ram. M1 has 8gb of ram minimum. macOS requires 8gb of ram to run. Maybe someone will get macOS or windows on arm running on this new iPad Pro. That would be epic!

I wish people would stop asking for macOS on an iPad. It’s not feasible. We see from Microsoft’s attempts in that with Windows. Look at your Mac, whichever one it is, and figure than in a 13” screen, with you trying to poke those tiny elements with your finger. It’s almost impossible. In order for Microsoft to have done that they had to run the high resolution screen at a lower resolution for the Desktop to be usable with a stylus, which is a necessity for that. But you really do need a keyboard there, with a mouse or trackpad. For iPadOS, those are considered as speciality devices, not normally needed for the Desktop or most software.

so if you’re going to need a keyboard and pointing device, from wanting macOS on an iPad, you might as well buy a device that’s already designed for it, which is a Mac notebook. And yes, I’d like my 13” M1 Macbook Pro to have a touchscreen too, but that may never happen.

I think Apple should release MacOS on the iPad Pro as an app. The M1 has support for virtualization—a first for an iPad SoC. Virtualizing MacOS would maintain the iPadOS walled garden but still allow for access to virtualized hardware like the Thunderbolt port and external displays. The Mac file system would be sandboxed to a single “on my iPad” directory but allow a full Mac Finder for that folder hierarchy and also iCloud access. 

All this could be done with minimal work and would make the objections about GUI target size moot. If you need MacOS on your iPad you install it and use it with a magic keyboard. I already use third-party tools to access my Mac as a Remote Desktop. That has the same limitations and works just fine. Inconvenient without a keyboard and trackpad but perfectly usable with them. 

InspiredCode said:

All of these displays are so ugly. I’ve tried to pull the trigger on one for my MBP, but I can’t do it. I don’t want to support poor design. 

dewme said:

Tim Cook was exactly the right person at exactly the right moment in Apple's evolution. The product, services, content, and partnering investments that Apple has made under Tim Cook have bought Apple a level of resiliency that we could never have imagined on the day he took over.

We can nitpick little things, but things like Apple Watch and especially the move to Apple Silicon are going to have a profound impact on the industry that will resonate for another decade or more. M1 and its successors are going to change the course of personal computing as we know it. The M1 is a perfect symbol of the merits associated with working smarter rather than simply working harder. Apple Silicon, as symbolized by the M1, will be one of Tim Cook's shining legacies.

rundhvid said:

What a freaking mess!
—pay attention : This is what happens when you do product development in the same manner as most of the competing brands 😵

Form factor: If this is to be changed in the next generation of a device, make sure the new form factor is distinct and easily recognizable.