I don’t understand the nutty obsession with wanting Mac on an iPad. Probably the same ones that wanted an iPhone mini and then never bought one.
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Craig Federighi Explains Why Apple Won't Merge iPad and Mac: 'We Don't Want to Build Sporks'
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Please show us where they said that people use Vision Pro for everything.
Sporks on Macrumors! Made my day.
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The History of the Spork
Combination utensils are surprisingly old! Medieval diners used double-ended utensils called sucket forks to eat candied fruits — each one had a spoon on one end for gathering the syrup and tines on the other end for spearing the sweetened fruits. In the 1800s, diners ate turtles using terrapin...
I don't either. It would be a mess. I have both and use them in different environments and scenarios.
I would not want to do what I do on my Mac to instead do it on my iPad. I think those wanting that are just looking for a cudgel to take yet another swing at Apple.
Apple did their research.
There is your answer regarding innovation. A MacBook Pro should have a touch screen by now and a wonderful liquid glass interface that can be optionally engaged to behave like an iPad Elite model.
apple software is free. Their hardware isn't.
So buy both a Mac and an iPad - that's how to make money
So buy both a Mac and an iPad - that's how to make money
I think for a large majority of users that have been harping on this, the windowing they announced for iPadOS 26 is going to do the trick. Running macOS on an iPad could be sorta cool in some ways, I suppose, but the whole thing would need to be reworked for big fingers that are much less precise than a pointer. The UI elements simply don't work as is.
I just want to know how many millions they spent on a pr firm to come up with the spork analogy.
Zero. And not necessary. It's common sense.
The original article is a great read and shows Craig in a bit of a different light than how we see him in video interviews. He gave some great context for iPad and the care that Apple gives the device/OS.
Poor Criag. Apple chose him to be in front of the firing squad for all of Apple's screwups the last couple years.
Claiming the iPad multitasking is something that they "needed to keep experimenting with" is the ultimate flop of a PR statement. The truth is they didn't want to canibalize Mac sales. Until now for whatever reason.
But now they are bringing full multitasking to the lowest end iPads....which completely contradicts that. Kinda seems like Apple is getting desperate to just sell any product they can.
All these years and all these excuses and now the $329 iPad runs full multitasking....yet a 2 year old iPhone "can't run" Apple Intelligence .
I also recall apple using the same BS line when stage manager was released and magically they were able to make it work on older iPad Pros after people went nuts.
Apple seems ...really really lost. I hope they find their way and get back on track.
Also Joz has become like this arrogant, evil big brother who looks like he was about to slap Craig if he didn't say the right thing or spin a question properly during all these interviews.
Claiming the iPad multitasking is something that they "needed to keep experimenting with" is the ultimate flop of a PR statement. The truth is they didn't want to canibalize Mac sales. Until now for whatever reason.
But now they are bringing full multitasking to the lowest end iPads....which completely contradicts that. Kinda seems like Apple is getting desperate to just sell any product they can.
All these years and all these excuses and now the $329 iPad runs full multitasking....yet a 2 year old iPhone "can't run" Apple Intelligence .
I also recall apple using the same BS line when stage manager was released and magically they were able to make it work on older iPad Pros after people went nuts.
Apple seems ...really really lost. I hope they find their way and get back on track.
Also Joz has become like this arrogant, evil big brother who looks like he was about to slap Craig if he didn't say the right thing or spin a question properly during all these interviews.
What Mac has a touch screen? Remember that Mac users aren't allowed to have touch screens, for some reason only known to Apple.
Not enough, because this is is such BS its as transparent as the new liquid glass interface 😂
I agree with Craig here. Seriously, no sarcasm.
The iPad screen is just too small. Even Stage Manager isn't fun on that thing. I've seen the ad for multitasking and I'm horrified. I already know I'll never use it.
On a big screen, yes. But on my 11" iPad? Never.
The iPad is and will ever be more similar to a smartphone than a full computer.
Many other companies have tried to publish a "full computer tablet".
No one has been made it.
But I'm open to being convinced:
Dear editors, publish an article. What MacOS would look like on the iPad and how people should use it.
Comfortable, ergonomic, and productive.
The iPad screen is just too small. Even Stage Manager isn't fun on that thing. I've seen the ad for multitasking and I'm horrified. I already know I'll never use it.
On a big screen, yes. But on my 11" iPad? Never.
The iPad is and will ever be more similar to a smartphone than a full computer.
Many other companies have tried to publish a "full computer tablet".
No one has been made it.
But I'm open to being convinced:
Dear editors, publish an article. What MacOS would look like on the iPad and how people should use it.
Comfortable, ergonomic, and productive.
FWIW, I still think the iMac and the laptops should at least have some sort of touchscreen capability, or at least Apple Pencil support for the graphic design community.Be able to use Photoshop or something with the built in screen. Bring back the G4 iMac style with moveable screen.
Read the Tim Cook interview about AVP.
Apple is so dependent on hardware revenue. The iPad and Mac OS hardware have enough capacity to run both iOS and MacOS. Apple wants to keep their multiple "profit centers" producing revenue.
I have been using the developer beta for iPad OS 26 on my 13" M4 Pro and I really like the new multitasking capabilities. I do not understand why they kept Stage Manager at all though, I would have preferred to keep slide over if I wanted to use one of the old multitasking models. Stage Manager was just not very useful. I look forward to seeing what the current direction matures into though, as I much prefer how my iPad functions with 26.
And I'm not sure why it was ridiculed. I kind of like sporks. But I don't want to run MacOS on my iPad.Sporks on Macrumors! Made my day.
The History of the Spork
Combination utensils are surprisingly old! Medieval diners used double-ended utensils called sucket forks to eat candied fruits — each one had a spoon on one end for gathering the syrup and tines on the other end for spearing the sweetened fruits. In the 1800s, diners ate turtles using terrapin...
I think we’re more likely to see Macs get touch screen for keyboard and trackpad (and other functions), down the road. macOS and apple silicon are robust enough for all sorts of creative ways to use an large multitouch area, instead of the traditional keyboard/trackpad configuration.
I hope Federico can maintain objectivity over time.
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He's starting down the path Gruber was on way back when.
The "access" with Apple can be intoxicating -- especially for what it does for your business engagement.
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He's starting down the path Gruber was on way back when.
The "access" with Apple can be intoxicating -- especially for what it does for your business engagement.
No we’ll just dumb down macOS to make it match the iPadOS, just like they did with Pages. 