@thomasfuchs I can't put a laptop on a music stand for charts, iOS based synths, loppers and such. I can't use a pen to sketch music. I'd love the iPad to be macos for sure, but only if battery life didn't suffer
@panmanphil I was referring specifically to the new keyboard attachment, which transforms the iPad into basically a Mac with really weird broken user interface
@thomasfuchs I mean, perhaps YOU don’t. But as a daily iPad + Magic Keyboard user, with use-cases that prefer the keyboard and trackpad while some prefer touch, I certainly would!
@thomasfuchs I think you're conflating your personal needs/experience with everyone's needs/experience here. This "very small niche" you speak of is multiple billion dollar industries.
@samf They've been trying to make iPads happen for 15 years now for professional apps.
It's not happening. I don't know what you want me to tell you, but it's a fantasy to "revolutionize computing" they're after; similar with the Vision Pro.
Meanwhile, all their professional customers buy their laptops and desktops; with tablets mainly using by consumers for content consumption.
@thomasfuchs@samf I think you underestimate how the iPad Pros are “halo cars” for them. Yeah, the use cases for the high-end might be contrived, but I’m sure there are people who grew up with touch screens that prefer iPad workflows more than I do.
@samf@thomasfuchs Same. I am actually quite happy to use my iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard as my Leisure Computer while using my MacBook Pro for work stuff. The iPad works great for portrait reading, touch games, as second screen, and for the occasional handwritten note. Annotating screenshots is also something that I rather do on the iPad than on the Mac.
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