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Apple Promotes iPad Pro in New Ad With 'The Little Mermaid' Musical Spin

Apple is king of BS with all the wires. PCs have wireless too with printers, keyboard, mouse, low latency speakers, etc. but sometimes wired is preferred for reliable 10Gb or even 2.5Gb ethernet.
 
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People in the thread have such a narrow conception of a computer to the point of: oh only if the something runs Final Cut Pro is the something a computer. So it means that only Macs made in the last 8 years are computers, everything else claiming to be computers are merely various arrays of abacuses tied to tin cups with bits of string.

What people really mean though is that the iPad is not a Mac. But a computer, the iPad certainly is.
 
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Username-already-in-use said:
People in the thread have such a narrow conception of a computer to the point of: oh only if the something runs Final Cut Pro is the something a computer. So it means that only Macs made in the last 8 years are computers, everything else claiming to be computers are merely various arrays of abacuses tied to tin cups with bits of string.

What people really mean though is that the iPad is not a Mac. But a computer, the iPad certainly is.
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Any ipad can do more, faster, then the mainframe that I used in college, and nobody doubts that the IBM 3090 was a computer.
 
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dba415 said:
Um no the ad is misleading. That’s the issue. So many people will not know the limitations of iPadOS, buy the iPad based on thinking they can replace their 10 year old laptop computer, and then be disappointed for wasting their money.
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I still have a ten year old laptop computer (Dual Core CPU, 3GB RAM) in the house and I’m sorry to break it to you but this iPad Pro 2021 can do far more than that laptop can now. That laptop has a meltdown if I have more than one window open.
 
Well, that was really weird.

I see this ad in a different way. I see people who are fed up with their jobs and wish they could have the carefree life of an iPad user who doesn’t need a real computer to do their work.

Apple didn’t do enough to bring the iPadOS forward at WWDC. They mainly took things it can already do and made them more user friendly. What I want is for the OS to transform when I connect a mouse and keyboard into something that looks similar to and works at least 90-95% as good as macOS, even if it is still locked to the App Store. It’s probably a matter of Apple’s software team unable to keep up with their hardware team so they had an M1 iPad Pro decked out with 8/16GB of RAM ready to go so let’s just ship it and they’ll get the update next year.
 
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I'm older than some redwoods so I don't need the high-power computer I still like to use. Also, I don't particularly like lugging around my MacBook Pro these days, mainly because it sucks through the battery in no time.

I tried the 2020 - 12.9, but it didn't do enough, so I sent it back. I just ordered the 2021 - 12.9 for another try; based on iOS15. These are the apps and features that I use, and except for Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, they 'may' work on the iPad. If not, back it goes.
  1. VOICE DICTATION (sorta)
  2. GRAMMARLY (not sure if optimized for iPad)
  3. EVERNOTE (likely doesn't fit iPad aspect ratio)
  4. DROPBOX (web-based, so likely works)
  5. YOUTUBE Prem. (yes)
  6. Spectrum TV (likely works)
  7. MS Word - 365 (likely works)
  8. MS Edge - 365 (likely works)
  9. Outlook - 365 (yes)
  10. Acrobat Pro DC (no-go)
  11. Scanning Docs (who knows)
  12. Printing (likely works)
  13. Apple Notes (yes)
  14. ZOOM (yes)
  15. LR (yes)
  16. Apple Numbers (likely works)
  17. Apple Photos (yes)
  18. 1Password (likely works)
 
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Leaving the tech aside, dividing the world between solitary losers and cool people is a childish fetiche. And makes you think that buying a product will save you from the darkness of being yourself. Looks like a cliche ad appeal from the 80s. Or maybe I’m old. Or possibly both.
 
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Leaving the tech aside, dividing the world between solitary losers and cool people is a childish fetiche. And makes you think that buying a product will save you from the darkness of being yourself. Looks like a cliche ad appeal from the 80s. Or maybe I’m old. Or possibly both.
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Also what's the messaging behind 100% (6/6) of the unhappy office workers being white?

Is it still a "pro-diversity" choice because they're the "losers"?
 
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Using an iPad Pro with M1 silicon to get Pro work done is like using a half a million dollar supercar to make your weekly supermarket shopping.
 
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I just love how when Microsoft creates horrible Apple trashing ads on the iPad and MacBooks that this forum celebrates Microsoft. This new Apple ad is fun and gets to the point and people are throwing shade. I'd swear this forum is called, "I hate Apple Dot Com".

I applaud Apple for spending time promoting their iPad rather than trashing Microsoft's Surfacebook with useless tablet functions.
 
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mi7chy said:
Apple is king of BS with all the wires. PCs have wireless too with printers, keyboard, mouse, low latency speakers, etc. but sometimes wired is preferred for reliable 10Gb or even 2.5Gb ethernet.
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No, Microsoft is the king of BS.
 
Octavius8 said:
I love my Ipads. But they are not laptops, they are not full computers, no matter how more powerful the CPUs are, the iPads OS is just not a computer OS. No real windows, no real productivity software due to app store, which is not an "applications store". No easy file manager, no easy way to organize thousannds of files and folders. Sorry, it is not designed to be a computer replacement. The M1 iPad is just overkill for that simplistic OS. And I Love my ipads and my iMac and my MacBooks. Is just that Ipad OS is so lacking to be seriously considered as productivity computer. For some things is ok, buT
Mostly just for consumption. Even no calculator default app! ;) IMHO, after using Ipads since the 1st one.
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No real productivity software? I use Affinity Photo on my iPad as much as I use it on iMac, and it runs faster on my iPad.
 
marciopimenta said:
Leaving the tech aside, dividing the world between solitary losers and cool people is a childish fetiche. And makes you think that buying a product will save you from the darkness of being yourself. Looks like a cliche ad appeal from the 80s. Or maybe I’m old. Or possibly both.
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I have to agree with what I boldfaced, because if you have to take an ad so seriously as to use disgusting descriptions....
 
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Leaving the tech aside, dividing the world between solitary losers and cool people is a childish fetiche. And makes you think that buying a product will save you from the darkness of being yourself. Looks like a cliche ad appeal from the 80s. Or maybe I’m old. Or possibly both.
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Nothing in the add says the folks with pcs are “solitary losers” and the folks with ipads are “cool people.” The ad says the people with pcs are stuck indoors, shackled to wall outlets, and the folks with ipads are free to enjoy the outdoors and move about.
 
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I'm older than some redwoods so I don't need the high-power computer I still like to use. I tried the 2020 - 12.9, but it didn't do enough, so I sent it back. I just ordered the 2021 - 12.9 for another try, based on iOS15. These are the apps and features that I use, and except for Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, they should work on the iPad. If not, back it goes.
  1. VOICE DICTATION
  2. GRAMMARLY
  3. EVERNOTE
  4. DROPBOX
  5. YOUTUBE
  6. TV
  7. MS Word - 365
  8. MS Edge - 365
  9. Outlook - 365
  10. Acrobat Pro DC (no-go)
  11. Scanning Docs
  12. Printing
  13. Apple Notes
  14. ZOOM
  15. LR
  16. Apple Numbers
  17. Apple Photos
  18. 1Password
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A decade or so ago I used to use Evernote for all sorts of note-taking and record-keeping purposes and thought it was great.

But then feature creep and what seemed like a constantly changing user interface (and different subscription models) made it less friendly (for me) to the point where I gave up and went with Apple Notes. Back then Notes was pretty basic/minimal. But it being uncluttered sure felt a lot better than Evernote. Since then Notes has evolved, but in a good way, keeping the uncluttered UI and easy access.

That's one app Apple got right. At least for my needs.
 
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All I can think at the end of this ad...: YOU WISH!! 😂

lol Apple, you WISH you actually could start this fad... you WISH people considered their iPads their actual computers...
 
citysnaps said:
A decade or so ago I used to use Evernote for all sorts of note-taking and record-keeping purposes and thought it was great.

But then feature creep and what seemed like a constantly changing user interface (and different subscription models) made it less friendly (for me) to the point where I gave up and went with Apple Notes. Back then Notes was pretty basic/minimal. But it being uncluttered sure felt a lot better than Evernote. Since then Notes has evolved, but in a good way, keeping the uncluttered UI and easy access.

That's one app Apple got right. At least for my needs.
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I agree with you on Evernote. They have made more frequent updates and they have significantly improved the search function to be more wildcard-like. Still, I find myself just using the basic stuff. I have a ton of notes in there with cross-links to websites, so I'm inclined to keep it. Then again, as a paid member; I'm not sure about moving forward. When I add up all of my subscription rates, I get sick. 🤮

Sidebar: With the improvements of the iPhone camera, combined with iPhoto, I am more likely to dump my Lightroom subscription. It's nice in every way, but I find myself using it less and less.
 
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iPad is the new computer? Cool!

Can we go inside? This outdoor picnic setting is kinda uncomfortable for serious work, I would prefer ergonomic chair and table. And the couple with kids few metres away, barking dogs and chirping birds might be kinda annoying while editing sounds... better be really producitve and then rather spend extra-time in the park just enjoying, right?

Back in the comfy silent office, great! Now, just let me connect this thing to a 27 inch display (or two), plug my full size keyboard I need for my work and let me install Cinema 4D and After Effects and... oh, wait. I can't.

😝
 
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