It feels like that time of year again when i start to think is iPadOS enough for me?
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@ChrisLawley the iPad market is getting squeezed hard this year by MacBook neo & iPhone fold.
The iPad is starting to look like how the iPod looked in 2007.
The iPad is starting to look like how the iPod looked in 2007.
@SalvagedTechnic with iPhone folding out to iPad size, Mac laptops getting phone chips, Mac laptops getting touch screens. It does lay down the question of where does one product end and another begins.
@SalvagedTechnic im thinking if they are actually going to have a touch based MacBook this year + this rumor of neo gen 2 might be touched based we might see iPad Pro’s get some type of macOS software in it.
Heck maybe make all three OS’s under one OS and be expandable.
Heck maybe make all three OS’s under one OS and be expandable.
@SalvagedTechnic is there any video or anything to show this works?
Crazy to think an entry Mac laptop is $50 more expensive than the AirPods Max.
Is Apple squeezing the iPad out of its market?
A regular iPad with 256gb no keyboard or pencil with A16 chip $449. Vs
MacBook neo with 256gb w/keyboard with A18pro chip $599.
iPad(A16) with 256gb w/keyboard - $698
The base iPad used to be the education / entry level device for Apple but that changed this week.
Oh and the neo runs “3” different operating system apps from the App Store (macOS, iPadOS, iOS)
@SalvagedTechnic I feel like the hinge would be where people would swipe up from majority of the time if it’s used to open like a book. Unless both screens have a “home indicator” on it.
iPhone fold question: would you have to swipe up in the middle of the crease to go home / app switcher when the phone is opened?
@stroughtonsmith icon composer might be the only thing holding it back.
However there is this article from Apple that apps have to be built for iOS26. So hopefully this will push the app to either update or archive.
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