This rumor could actually pan out to be a touchscreen Air at some point. A big tablet like that isn't really needed. A touchscreen Air could work though.
Anyone suggesting OS X on a tablet is making the same mistake..
This exactly. A 13" iPad is an instant buy for me. Sadly, I don't think the number of niches the bigger iPad satisfies is enough for Apple to bring it to market. But hey, a guy can dream, right?For musicians I can see a larger sized iPad replacing sheet music or large music notebook on a stand. The current size of the iPad is too small for this type of use. I would welcome a larger size.
I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't at least looking into the ideas of a more cohesive operating system, similar to what Microsoft did with Windows 8, where iOS and OSX aren't separate entities in the future. Therefore, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple is considering a laptop with a touchscreen. It's not unlike them to let some other company be first with the idea, make most of the mistakes, and then Apple come out with the right version of the product.
Whether it's something that ever comes to commercial fruition is another story.
Do you think the introduction of the 64 Bit chip in the iPhone 5s and the development of a larger tablet signal that Apple is closer than anyone to a unified OS across all platforms (i.e. phone, table, pc)?
Here's a 13" tablet:
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Compared to iPad:
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Doesn't feel very large at all. In fact, it makes the iPad feel inappropriately small.
Try using a touchscreen laptop for a while and tell us how much it sucks pretty quick. Jobs even talked about the fatigue in one of his keynotes. Holding your arm up like that for extended periods is no fun which is why we haven't seen it in places like the iMac even though outside manufacturers have offered touchscreens for the iMac for years. http://www.trolltouch.com
Try using a touchscreen laptop for a while and tell us how much it sucks pretty quick. Jobs even talked about the fatigue in one of his keynotes. Holding your arm up like that for extended periods is no fun which is why we haven't seen it in places like the iMac even though outside manufacturers have offered touchscreens for the iMac for years. http://www.trolltouch.com
Uh iOS 7 surpassed iOS 6.x installations over 2-1/2 days ago. You might want to give it a try, see what's in there.
If the screen was 16:9, it wouldn't be a bad size device.
This would be sweet if apple actually made a tablet with full OSX. Why cant they make a rival to the Surface Pro(Not that it is a Much of a Rival) But They would sell the hell out of a 12" iPad running OSX... If that was the case....shut up and take my money![]()