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Apple Shares Two New iPad Pro Ads Focused on Apple Pencil and Augmented Reality
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I experience some pretty cool AR features on my iPad mini quite often...
There are threads and threads and threads with users detailing their "professional" and "real" work on the iPad Pro. If you’re not interested, that’s fine. Millions of us are and are being happily productive.
I’m grateful Apple offers laptops, desktops and iPads so users can choose what works for them.
Have a nice day.
Don't like these theme of ads. The whats a computer ad was already self-serving enough.
Why do you feel the "urge" to advocate for the iPad Pro when it is clearly much more limited (mainly because of the software) compared to computers with REAL operating systems on which I can compile code, run processes in background, install & use applications from any source, backup & snapshot to media, run fully featured versions of software and have much more processing power?
Also, I doubt that people using the iPad are "happily" productive. They must be really frustrated due to its various limitations.
Exactly what all our friends said. In addition, for her to not know what a computer is simply tells us that this Apple device is aimed at pretty ignorant people.
"There's no where to put the pencil when you're not using it"
(kid solves it probably without even thinking about it...)
(kid solves it probably without even thinking about it...)
Augmented reality indeed.
In reality, her iPad Pro would be stolen within the hour in NYC. Or the display cracked while climbing the tree.
In reality, her iPad Pro would be stolen within the hour in NYC. Or the display cracked while climbing the tree.
In the world where regular non-techie people live. The iPad Pro is a highly capable device, unless you have specialist technical requirements. I often use even in my office in ‘preference’ to carrying out the work on my iMac. Yes, I enjoy using an iPad Pro MORE than a regular computer. Far from being buggy, I find the iPad more reliable than the Mac, while the touch screen interface is a real pleasure to use, and the more simple layout of apps appealing to concentrate at the job in hand
I am amazed people take adverts so seriously. They are supposed to be memorable and thought provoking - not to reflect reality
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Nope. And don't see it as limited. I see it as just what I need.
And the iPad Pro pretty much benchmarks like a 2016 MBP at this point. Now, developers aren't taking advantage of that power and I believe it's because when they do it's for a $19.99 priced (or higher) app and everyone is fixated on "apps should be either free or $0.99" and generally refuse to pay much more than that.
Your needs are different, not definitive. What works for some others doesn't work for you.
Aren't we all fortunate to be able to go out and spend money on just what we need, or even simply what we want, and then come here to deride others for doing just that?
Nope. You are not missing anything. As much as I love my iPad Pro, it would never replace my MacBook Pro when I need to get real work done. Maybe it does the job for that adolescent, but not for me.
meh too hipster for an ad and shows no real usefulness of the product. Its felt like a hipster car commercial
Caseless iPad in a tree, caseless iPad on a bike
With so much money in the bank
I take caseless iPad where I like
These commercials should come with a disclaimer because caseless iPads in dangerous environments is the wrong kind of excitement for me.
With so much money in the bank
I take caseless iPad where I like
These commercials should come with a disclaimer because caseless iPads in dangerous environments is the wrong kind of excitement for me.
It is because these "nerds" turn into future Jobs and Cooks who rule the world and we serve them
simple...
You make a good point. Perhaps the absence of traditional connectivity options is a real or perceived barrier to many, but this powerful Pro tablet itself is no roadblock to equally powerful and capable software.
True speak... "Car" business is their next venture obviously. Logical progression.
In the world where regular non-techie people live. The iPad Pro is a highly capable device, unless you have specialist technical requirements. I often use even in my office in ‘preference’ to carrying out the work on my iMac. Yes, I enjoy using an iPad Pro MORE than a regular computer. Far from being buggy, I find the iPad more reliable than the Mac, while the touch screen interface is a real pleasure to use, and the more simple layout of apps appealing to concentrate at the job in hand
I am amazed people take adverts so seriously. They are supposed to be memorable and thought provoking - not to reflect reality
Doesn't that depend? If you want to live in apps... then maybe it possible.
if you want to type, use copy paste use multi tasking, use a file system for example then it comes down to work arounds that are a pain. In short in many cases, while its possible to do something on the iPad it's just the long way involving compromises.
You certainly don't need to be technical to use MacOS or Windows, indeed many of the failing of both OSs are the extent to which it's been dumbed down.
Good to see Apple making some new stuf..... hang on. It's the old stuff relaunched again. Still, though. £1000 bloated tablet. Tree. Yes. I see the connection now you've described it like that. Suddenly it all makes sense. Pass me my credit card, Jeeves! And find me a tree. And if we don't have one. Buy one!. Oh. And fetch me the ladder ....
Copy and paste use the same keyboard shortcuts on an IPP as they do on a computer. It all depends on what you want to do. I totally believe you that IPP is unsuitable for you. But many of us do actually exist who are super happy with the IPP as a primary device. I sold my MBP because once I got the 12.9, I didn’t have a use for it. The IPP is actually a bit more suitable for my work and is certainly more suitable for all of my travel. I use it about 10 hours a day for actual, billable work, and, honestly, it’s my favorite computing device I’ve ever had. I really don’t do any “workarounds.” I use iClouds and Numbers and FaceTime and web whiteboards.
Try quoting part of my post text, it's a complete nigtmare, it's beyond painful as it does what it wants not what you select.
Anything but basic stuff is a pain. Insert objects into PowerPoint or word is a pain etc, the list is huge - posted from my iPad Pro...
Quoted this using the onscreen keyboard. No Apple pencli or Smart Keyboard. Honestly didn’t have any problems.
It’s super easy to flip between apps on the iPad Pro. Command + Tab. Unless you’re using more than 8 apps for a certain task, I guess. But to me that’s not an issue.
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They’re not frustrated. Or at least I’m not. I have a MacBook and could use that, but find myself using the iPad Pro more because
1) it’s much lighter and easier to carry around
2) I really like the screen and the keyboard
3) I find that I’m less distracted by other apps. Even though it’s easy to multitask and switch apps, something about the iPad encourages you to focus on one task at a time, which is helpful when writing for example.
4) I just like it. It’s fun. It has that mysterious “Apple factor” that few Apple products have had since Steve Jobs.
the pencil and keyboard should be included for the "pro" ipads.
Advertising was the one when Jobs was alive. The Mac vs. PC campaign was brilliant. The problem is that now they cannot do that because Mac computer hardware has been not updated for so many years. Actually, Apple hardware is becoming so bad that PCs and other phones are starting to do the same kind of advertising (now PC vs MAC). So sad how things change for Apple.