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The Problem’s Never the Hardware https://512pixels.net/2024/05/the-problems-never-the-hardware/
The Problem’s Never the Hardware

Today's Apple event has come and gone, and in its wake are some new iPads, a slightly saner iPad lineup, and some questions. The biggest one for me is this: Does Apple know what the iPad actually needs? Right before debuting new iPad Pros, John Ternus said that Apple was "gonna crush the limits of [...]

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May 7, 2024 at 6:48pmWeb
Show threadCory OldweilerMay 7, 2024
@512pixels well put, and I hope these sentiments make it onto Connected in some form, but I know it can be hard to counter the hands-on hype.
Show threadScottMay 8, 2024
@512pixels The most frustrating part about the iPad/Mac situation is that with every macOS release the Mac gets more locked down. Apple's much more likely to ruin the Mac by saddling it with iPad-esque limitations than unleash the iPad by opening it up to more closely resemble macOS. Apple thinks of macOS' openness as a legacy quirk the Mac is stuck with, but in the age of Magic Keyboards and Apple silicon, the Mac's relative openness is its defining characteristic.