qwerty52

razorpit said:

GeorgeBMac said:

qwerty52 said:

In this Corona times, if Appel wants to be more competitive on school and college market, it will be nice if the lower range iPads, get some pro futures.

Such as .... what exactly?

It already has a file system and can use external keyboards and mice.   What pro feature(s) is it lacking that a student would need?

I think iPad OS needs A better multi-window management system. While the current slide-in, pop-over options are an improvement over what we had, it’s only slightly better than the old modal method. Also the core Mail and Contacts apps are dumbed down from their desktop equivalents. There’s tasks I do o a somewhat regular basis in those apps that requires me to go to one of my Mac OS machines. I wish there was a paste as text feature, and finally I’m ready for a clipboard manager. For as much as Apple brags about security I think it’s a shame we’re forced to rely on third party options for this feature.

I’m sure others may not consider these “pro” features by their definition, but I believe they are things Apple needs to improve.

svanstrom said:

qwerty52 said:

I still don’t see the advantage of this device. It is nor crab nor fish. It is at least twice as thick as a normal phone, and still with smaller display then an iPad. I can’t put this silly brick in my pocket and for the same money I can bye an iPhone and an iPad

Consider it a stepping stone. Right now it's not the magic solution to the problem with people wanting displays that are bigger than the device they bring with them; so it's just sort of a solution, for those willing to accept the compromises needed to get the technology as it is today.

Then again, maybe we shouldn't underestimate what "the people" want; perhaps there's a big market for these (once the prices drops to the normal for a more high end phone). Some people want what might seem weird to others; for example, I would easily replace my iPhone with an 8" iPad mini if it got the iPad Pro features/look; so there's at least a market of one for crazy big phones that very much don't fit in a pocket (I consider the Apple Watch to be my primary "phone", though).

Beats said:

The update further proves Epic are liars:

"Update: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney responded to Apple's decision in a tweet Friday, saying, "Apple's statement isn't forthright. They chose to terminate Epic's account; they didn't *have* to. That's not so. Epic submitted three Fortnite builds: two bug-fix updates, and the Season 4 update with this note." The note informs Apple of a submitted Fortnite build that includes current Season 4 content, but also continues to offer Epic's direct payment system in violation of App Store guidelines."