I’m gravely upset that my 2015 IPP won’t support stage manager and external monitor support. I expected more out of Apple. /s
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Apple Explains Why Stage Manager is Limited to M1 iPads in New Statement
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Even considering that, Apps nowadays can do things in the background, although in a restricted way.
So, the apps that are not showing on your desktop, but are doing things in your background, are not multitasking?
Also, even more relevant is thejadedmonkey's example with ShrinkDinks, which is the same feature, but with Intel hardware 16 years ago. So you are telling me Apple can't pull the exact same feature now on anything less than the M1 iPad?
So you like somebody else deciding what software you are allowed to run and which not?
Why don't you move to China or some other place where your life is micromanaged.
IMHO, the Internet has made everyone a fanboy. And that is destructive for companies themselves. They can never change and actually improve if we say EVERYTHING they do is ok. I like Apple, but just liking them doesn't give them a greencard to justify every stupid measure they take. If they never listen to feedback, they'll always release the same products and keep making the same mistakes.
I want them to do BETTER, because I believe they are better than that.
This particular criticism does not apply just to Apple, by the way, but to the Internet as a whole. Companies are not gods, people. It doesn't benefit them or we users if we treat them this way.
I want them to do BETTER, because I believe they are better than that.
This particular criticism does not apply just to Apple, by the way, but to the Internet as a whole. Companies are not gods, people. It doesn't benefit them or we users if we treat them this way.
That will be reserved for M2 iPad Pros running iPadOS 17, of course.
Programmers are lazy. Everything uses a lot of memory today. This forum webpage is using 250Mb of RAM.
Also, by tradition, it was acceptable for Windows and Macs to become slower if you overextended the memory by running too many applications at the same time.
Apple designs the iPad to make it almost impossible for the user and the programmer (through public apps) to make the iPad slow and non-responsive even if they wanted to. This requires Apple to put much more limitations in iPad OS.
Sure, but nothing you’ve said disproves anything I’ve opined, which makes your jaunty riposte kinda pointless 👍
Small number of specific background processes is not the full multi-tasking that the M1's get. iOS has been doing the former for over ten years.
I'm not telling you anything because I wasn't involved in the project and have no idea about how well it did what it did and why it could or could not work on the iPad. Macs back then had preemptive multitasking, but non-M1 iPads still do not.
Considering you thought full multi-tasking was the same as single-task app-switching, there's probably more to it than you realize.
The best value for your money is always the base iPad with the Homebutton and minimum Storage. Everything else is a classical ripoff and marketing gimmick. That's why they don't sell well and they are desperately in need of such gimmicky marketing tactics.
Considering that Samsung's DeX offers more advanced desktop-like functionality on hardware LESS capable than the M1 iPads, I think Apple's statement was a bit weak. Because of the smartphone nature of iPad OS, I would not be surprised to learn that to implement stage manager on less-capable hardware would be a challenge (from a technical standpoint).
Then there's the market positioning and differentiating of the M1 iPads in relation to the others. M1-exclusive features like Stage Manager help justify the added cost of those iPad models.
Today's outrage about the lack of Stage Manager on most iPad models is the result of FOMO. Those complaining today will ensure that their next iPad contains the M1 (or higher) chip. They are NOT going to miss out again. Well played Apple.
Then there's the market positioning and differentiating of the M1 iPads in relation to the others. M1-exclusive features like Stage Manager help justify the added cost of those iPad models.
Today's outrage about the lack of Stage Manager on most iPad models is the result of FOMO. Those complaining today will ensure that their next iPad contains the M1 (or higher) chip. They are NOT going to miss out again.
Well played Apple.Windows 95 had preemptive multitasking. What stops Apple from scaling down their multitasking system on older iPads, which are much faster than any toaster that can run Windows 95?
I might not have a deep, technical understanding of multitasking like a system programmer. But I'm not stupid enough to believe it can't be done on a device that is much faster than a 90s computer. And I'm not alone here ShrinkDinks is proof it could at least be scaled down.
Today's outrage about the lack of Stage Manager on most iPad models is the result of FOMO. Those complaining today will ensure that their next iPad contains the M1 (or higher) chip. They are NOT going to miss out again.
Apple's miscalculation is that users will sell their 2018 iPad and buy an M1 iPad just to run 2-3 windows at the same time. Guess what: they won't. Processing power is a compelling reason; storage is a compelling reason. Even the camera is a more compelling reason.
But a feature that many apps aren't even aware of yet (or ever)? Not at all.
Funny, I’ve found that to be viscerally accurate with my latest base-model wifi-only 64 GB iPad. Although additional (and frankly overpriced) bells and whistles would be nice to have, I have never needed to torture myself with what-ifs concerning spending too much money. I will be sticking with base models as long as I have an iPad.
That’s not true at all. Maybe use it and watch some current videos and see what it can actually do.For many years on all sorts of devices including their phones… and it only works with like 6 apps.
I mean… buy a company’s products if you like them. Don’t buy a company’s products if you don’t have always worked well. However, you can’t be disappointed if 40 million people a year disagree with you, right? That’s just how the world works.
Tbh, this still doesn't explain why external monitor support isn't supported on the iPad mini 6.
You’re right, it doesn’t disprove anything. What CAN disprove it is looking into the sales of iPads this year that are driven by Apple’s strong cajoling of their users. If we only see the expected roughly 40 million iPads sold this year (and nowhere near 400 million), then that kinda shoots a hole in “cajoling customers works!” theory. Because, it won’t have worked.
ESPECIALLY if the majority of those iPads can’t even use the feature that Apple included ONLY as a means to cajole their users.
Wait, so if someone upgrades to an iPad Air or iPad Pro in a couple of years, you think they will choose an M# chip because of FOMO instead of the fact that Apple only offers those with an M chip? The Mini's screen is too small for Stage Manager and it inly has 4GB RAM, but the Mini-7 will likely get an M1, and the iPad-9 has no USB-C for external displays only has 3GB RAM.Today's outrage about the lack of Stage Manager on most iPad models is the result of FOMO. Those complaining today will ensure that their next iPad contains the M1 (or higher) chip. They are NOT going to miss out again.
The big question is Stage Manager on 12.9" with extra storage M1 iPad Pro that big a draw to buy compared to just acquiring a 13.6" M2 MBA now?Today's outrage about the lack of Stage Manager on most iPad models is the result of FOMO. Those complaining today will ensure that their next iPad contains the M1 (or higher) chip. They are NOT going to miss out again.