Apple could use the iphone as trackpad for ipad pro

[Booji]

You certainly can. A lot of the complaints about that are when the iPad is docked on an ASK requiring a user to reach out to touch the screen which is not very comfortable to do for any stretch of time.

One of the beauties of the ASK design is that it is right against the screen. Not far to reach it at all, perhaps quicker and shorter distance than taking your hand off the ASK and moving to to the side. The only disadvantage I could see is that on the screen, your hand is suspended a few inches from the ASK and weight is not supported.

 

[Pakaku]

Why would you buy a tablet instead of a laptop, and then expect to do things a laptop does that the tablet isn't designed with?

The only exception I can think of would be the keyboard, and even then you could get used to typing on a screen. The trackpad is replaced by the touchscreen, and if the UI is bad for touching, then fix the UI.

 

[DNichter]

Excuse my ignorance, but I really don't see any major use cases for mouse support on an iPad

Having mouse support makes sense with productivity apps such as Excel or Word. I am sure some could find it useful for video and photo editing as well. I think Apple will implement eventually for likely just the productivity apps.
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Why would you buy a tablet instead of a laptop, and then expect to do things a laptop does that the tablet isn't designed with?

The only exception I can think of would be the keyboard, and even then you could get used to typing on a screen. The trackpad is replaced by the touchscreen, and if the UI is bad for touching, then fix the UI.

Because they are becoming more of the same and asking for mouse support for certain apps is not a huge request in my eyes.

 

[richpjr]

Why would you buy a tablet instead of a laptop, and then expect to do things a laptop does that the tablet isn't designed with?

The only exception I can think of would be the keyboard, and even then you could get used to typing on a screen. The trackpad is replaced by the touchscreen, and if the UI is bad for touching, then fix the UI.

Speaking for myself, I didn't buy my tablet expecting mouse support. I knew what it could and could not do when I bought it. If Apple were to offer mouse support, it would make my tablet more useful and would reduce the number of times I had to bring my MBP places.

Why just one exception? Why not two?

 

[MrEcted]

I actually really like this idea, especially if the tracking was accurate.

I find certain tasks annoying using just my booger-picker directly on the screen. For example, messing around in spreadsheets is quite a bit more annoying (to me) when using just fingers and I would much rather use a mouse/trackpad. Yeah, I could drag my laptop around with me alongside my iPad but the iPad is quickly replacing my laptop as my 'on the go' device and I would really rather not have to carrying around both.