I’d love if Apple did something they did with the MBPs.
11inch with M3 and M3 Pro options
12 inch with M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max options
11inch with M3 and M3 Pro options
12 inch with M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max options
There are some major challenges to getting there but I still feel the ultimate evolution of iPad and Mac is a device that flips between two modes of work depending on whether it's docked into its keyboard. You can squint at the iPad today and see Apple trying to get there, with trackpad and keyboard input available on iPadOS as long as you have the right accessory, but there's a long way to go yet. And I'm not even sure the juice is worth the squeeze, to be honest. Maybe they should be separate devices.A more realistic scenario is that, in many years to come, Apple will phase out both of these product lines and introduce something new that takes the best of both worlds. But for now, I believe the iPad needs to stop trying to be something that its not and focus on giving users truly what they need - if that means a more advanced Finder-like 'Files' app, then do so in a typically iPad way, not through hidden menus, gestures, and multiple shortcuts/actions that lead to the same outcome in varying ways.
I like: "And I'm not even sure the juice is worth the squeeze, to be honest." Never heard that one. But, it is a good way to put it. Yes, maybe they should be separate devices.There are some major challenges to getting there but I still feel the ultimate evolution of iPad and Mac is a device that flips between two modes of work depending on whether it's docked into its keyboard. You can squint at the iPad today and see Apple trying to get there, with trackpad and keyboard input available on iPadOS as long as you have the right accessory, but there's a long way to go yet. And I'm not even sure the juice is worth the squeeze, to be honest. Maybe they should be separate devices.