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AppleZulu said:

This is a thorough and intelligent review, and I appreciate the note within that putting MacOS on iPads is a bad idea.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: MacOS already runs everything from a MacBook to a multi-screen Mac Pro workstation. The compromises required to accommodate both a touchscreen iPad and a not-at-all-suitable-for-touch Mac Pro in one operating system would result in bloatware that renders both ends of that spectrum inferior to what they are now, and absolutely ruins everything between. The clamor for MacOS on an iPad is nothing but myopia.

Can iPadOS be made more robust? Yes, and it undoubtedly will be. Making it a distinct sibling to iOS is surely about more than accommodating screen sizes and aspect ratios. The caption for the article above should be a big clue: because Apple creates hardware and software in tandem, they can give careful consideration to their development pipeline. Any new piece of hardware shouldn't be taxed at all by the OS version initially shipped on it. If a new model isn't "the hardware of the future running software of the past," you shouldn't buy it. This year's hardware should be built to accommodate the demands of operating systems and software several years down the road.

With a little foresight, the fact that iPadOS is distinct from iOS and the fact iPads are made with the significantly more powerful M-series processors should tell you a lot about what's coming. What it shouldn't do is make you shortsightedly demand that Apple turn macOS into Windows and crapify the entire lineage of iPads, MacBooks and Macs just to satisfy a fan-fiction narrative and come out with a miserable Surface-like hybrid that nobody will actually want.

red oak said:

DEI is a cancer in an organization.   Shut that crap down 

Marvin said:

jdw said:

When you have a 16" M1 Max MBP like I do, why in THE world do I need an iPad?  I ask this as someone who has purchased more than one iPad in the past.

I am not an artist who needs to draw.  I don't need Apple pencil.  Therefore, why do I need an iPad which has a smaller screen than my 16" MBP and does less?

It works better for some scenarios like reading news in the bathroom, watching movies on a plane, for taking on vacation, for swiping through photo albums, it works better when relaxing on a sofa, Facetiming family or work meetings.

One aspect that rarely gets mentioned in reviews is kids. It's the ideal first computer for kids and they use them all the time for games like Minecraft and Roblox. It's rare these days to hear about kids screaming on a plane and it's because of the iPad. The highest ranked apps in the store are entertainment and kids' games:

https://www.similarweb.com/top-apps/apple/ipad/

If someone doesn't draw, doesn't have young kids, doesn't read news in the bathroom, doesn't go on vacation, doesn't Facetime family or coworkers then the iPad has limited use for them but there are tens of millions of people it is useful for.

Apple sells 2-3x more iPads than Macs so quite a few people are finding a use for them:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/299632/tablet-shipments-apple/

macplusplus said:

tht said:

It's frustrating when the question is when the Mac will get a touchscreen, or when the iPad can run macOS. I'd prefer to ask when iPadOS will get better multitasking, a better audio subsystem, a Terminal app, a VM app, a better filesystem app, a better virtual keyboard, a virtual trackpad, better text selection, etc. So, a touch first OS with more functionality.

The trackpad is better than the  touchscreen for heavy or speedy workloads. Put a touchscreen on a Macbook no one will use it, because it is always faster with the trackpad because of its small area and relatively higher pointing speed.

tht said:

It's frustrating when the question is when the Mac will get a touchscreen, or when the iPad can run macOS. I'd prefer to ask when iPadOS will get better multitasking, a better audio subsystem, a Terminal app, a VM app, a better filesystem app, a better virtual keyboard, a virtual trackpad, better text selection, etc. So, a touch first OS with more functionality.