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Apple Tested Stage Manager on iPads Without M1 Chip and Wasn't Satisfied
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Yup, and that’s actually how software development works. EVERY bug and defect that’s out today is there because it meets a company’s level of satisfaction. Some may be slated to be fixed in a matter of month, some, for years. Some may never be fixed.
But honestly comparing to how Tesla increase their car prices few % every 2 weeks or a month now, Apple indirectly increases the price or forces you to buy newest ipad to get new features is already very gentle.
Maybe because people aren’t pulling it in and out of purse / pocket 90 times per day. Different usage pattern?
False. Windows 11 can be run on 2008 laptop with official Microsoft bypass with 4GB DRAM while Apple claims that iPads are better than recent PCs so their double-standard will open them up for false advertisement lawsuit.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...ndows-11-e0edbbfb-cfc5-4011-868b-2ce77ac7c70e
I want a MB that has a touchscreen and can run iPadOS apps, but also can run any MacOS apps or indeed any X11 app. I like the Surface Book removable screen design, but for the fact it has Windows.
Took a moment to actually look at the specs. Wow, that IS a pretty limited machine, even compared to the base iPad that Apple actually makes a keyboard for. And that one also doesn’t do Stage Manager. My prediction, there are future iPads coming that also won’t have M1’s as the A series will be enough for that low-end performance.
Maybe your expectations are out of whack if you think it's unreasonable for a 1 to 4 year old "pro" computing device to be able to run the operating system that is designed explicitly for it.
What’s Pro mean to you? What’s Pro mean to Apple. To me, Pro means the top of that range for that iteration.
Just because it says Pro, it doesn’t mean you’re entitled to anything more than the software that was available when you bought it.
Why do you think you’re entitled to something different?
Installing Windows 11 on devices that don't meet minimum system requirements - Microsoft Support
Learn what to do when you see a warning message that your device does not meet Windows 11 minimum system requirements to upgrade.
Your device might malfunction due to these compatibility or other issues. Devices that do not meet these system requirements will no longer be guaranteed to receive updates, including but not limited to security updates.
This bypass can be stopped by Microsoft anyway, they have the right just screw up or stop your running windows 11 anytime with this bypass way.
Funny, but Apple also (in the last few years) made the entry level iPad cheaper, so the cost has also fallen to get iPad features to a user. Almost all of the cool stuff iPadOS 16 brings can be had for $329. Scanning thru their features page, the A13 in the base iPad runs every new feature except for virtual memory + Stage Manager.
And remove 6K support for non m1 series. No one is crying over 6K external display support.
If I was Apple, I'd stop talking and delight in how desperate some people appear to be to experience this new productivity paradigm. All these people will buy new iPads Pros.
For those of us invested in the AAPL ecosystem, it's pleasing.
For those of us invested in the AAPL ecosystem, it's pleasing.
I'm making a list of people who complain about this, and adding them to my block list. There is seriously no having a conversation with these kinds of people. It may be disappointing if you like the feature and don't have an M1 iPad Pro, but that's just too bad. That device can drive the feature, and yours can't.
I still find it absolutely laughable (and dramatic), that people keep insisting that Apple is *forcing* people to upgrade their perfectly functional device. Your iPad did not stop working last Monday. It still does all the wonderful things (and more) you bought it for. Can’t wait for this cryfest to end. Apple should say nothing else about it and move on. They owe no further explanation.
I have a 2020, and don't feel any need to sell it in order to use Stage Manager. Then again, I'm an adult.
Trying to explain anything to morons is foolhardy, as shown through some of the comments.
Apple says that its new iPad Pro is “more powerful than most Windows PC laptops”
By Ben Rogerson ( Computer Music , Future Music ) published March 18, 202011- and 12.9-inch models promise the highest performance yet seen in an iPad
YOU ARE TELLING ME THAT MY IPAD PRO 2020 cannot run stage manager. I am being lied to by Apple and the fanboys in this rumors forum is touting the company line. Please stop protecting Apple or call out them for their lies. If my 2020 is faster than a PC which actually runs windows, then don't say it can't run Stage Manager. Please stop the lies.
No. For many it just feels a lot more satisfying having a good whine to get though the day and feeling better venting some faux outrage.