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Why not differentiate a (true) iPad Pro with workstation class connectivity options and extra functionality over the consumer iPads ?
In a postPC-world, one would expect PC-level functionality and similar options or either loss of market- and mind share.
I think it comes down to differing expectations of what a post-PC device ought to do. Many people seem to have this notion that the iPad ought to essentially run macos in a tablet form factor.
Personally, I don’t think the iPad is destined to become another PC. Apple’s product strategy is based not on coming up with replacements for existing products, but on using personal technology to come up with alternatives to more powerful computers.
By removing barriers between the user and technology, Apple hopes to make the computing experience more intimate, personal and intuitive. Stuff like overlapping windows go against that.
That’s why I don’t think Apple will evolve the iPad in the direction you envision.
Benefits for apple is that developers will compile existing apps, develop new apps for the new architecture, and that apple has controll of their own cheaper chips instead of waiting for intel.
Which is a shame because just look at the Surface it is a device where you only need that ONE device rather than having a laptop AND a tablet. Apple would completely disrupt the entire 2 in 1 hybrid line up if they were to come out with their own, MacOS on a Surface style device YES PLEASE
I love my iMac and i love MacOS but i can't help feel that Microsoft are doing more in the personal computer space at the moment, it feels like Apple are leaving the Mac at the back while they focus on IOS devices
Apple would completely disrupt the entire 2 in 1 hybrid line up if they were to come out with their own, MacOS on a Surface style device YES PLEASE
macOS on a tablet would be a terrible idea, because macOS has absolutely zero notion of touch. It would be worse than Windows 7 was at that skill.
For apple they are cheaper.
If there is a supplier with its own patents, R&D, and has to pay its own staff, and get some money out of it, and also has its own fabs, it is just plain logic that intel chips will be more expensive for apple than their own designed SoC’s.
The problem with true multi-tasking is resource management. It’s not that much of a concern when you have a very large battery or constant power source but, on a phone, it does matter. I understand android offers this (at least in some implementation) but it just doesn’t seem practical to me for my phone usage.
When it comes to my phone, which is my communication tool first, I want to use it, at will, any time, everyday, all day without worrying about killing/monitoring background apps. In fact, I am not sure how I would benefit from true multitasking in my phone v. the current implementation (which I feel covers most scenarios efficiently and effectively).
That said, I see a benefit from bringing some of the iPad features over (horizontal split screen and PIP).
True iPad multitasking would be welcome though.
They could work it and put some serious R&D into it, this is Apple we are talking about. Build it from the ground up, if Microsoft can do it then I’m sure Apple can.
Agree. But a consequence of coëxisting, distinct product lines is that the postPC paradigm is a void
(and the pro moniker in iPad Pro and insult to real Pro’s)
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They’re so powerful they can run picture in picture-in-picture... and Crysis
I’ll tell you the true test... when they can run XCode as well as a top end Mac/iMac Pro... building my large projects brings these machines to their knees
You should look into Affinity Photo and Designer for the iPad. These apps easily rival their Mac desktop versions, and are even better in some ways because of their Apple Pencil support.
All of those many more OLED pixels are in a low power state, yes indeed. Whereas the background lighting of an LED display is always on, even if only one pixel isn’t black. I fully understand that and it’s not important to the energy consumption of the whole phone. Every additional pixel even the black ones keep the GPU busy and the RAM filled. Higher resolution comes at a cost.
In the current incarnation of MacOS you are correct. That is an unfortunate drawback with Apple's choice not to offer touch screen for the Mac line, particularly with the laptops.
Absolutely, the extra resources needed for a feature you’ll use once in a while or by a small amount of people, just doesn’t feel like a needed feature. I’m certainly open to it though, but I am just hoping for a solid implementation.
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Definitely did. It’s just kind of dumb.
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I’d expect a bump to the stock. Maybe not sustained, but a bump at the announcement. It would certainly have a negative affect on Intel’s as well. I get your point, definitely a different time, but Apple’s reach impacts the market easily.
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Yea I definitely wouldn’t mind it as long as it’s not a resource hog and the UI implementation isn’t crap. What I’ve seen hasn’t been very impressive so far.
No both screens are completely black, ala off. In that state the OLED screen uses more power due to the underlying chips controlling the panel that have to still be powered. That sucks for standby time.
They definitely are. Cost for semiconductors is always dominated by the area of the die.
The thing I was most surprised by in this awesome review was that the GPU can draw nearly 8 watts of power by itself!! (And crash due to the battery being unable to sustain that incredible number). That seems really crazy for a mobile device.