Future MacBook Pro = iPad?

[UBS28]

- Apple stripped away all the ports from the MacBook Pro except USB-C ports, which is what tablets and smartphones also do.
- Apple stripped away 32-bit support, just like iOS.
- iPad apps can now easily be ported to Mac, so iOS apps will appear on Mac.

Over time, it seems that the MacBook Pro is being turned into an iOS device.

 

[Howard2k]

iPhone now comes in green. It's turning into a leaf.


Seriously, I do expect we'll see some convergence of iOS and macOS. Computers will continue to evolve.

 

[jerryk]

USB-C is becoming universal on more and more notebooks. People are even complaining when headphones with ANC using micro SUB or USB A for charging instead of USB-C

People had years to get ready for the lose of 32 bit support.

It is easier, but still not simple to make a IOS app run well on MacOS.

It takes more than recompiling the code. It takes rethinking the UI and underlying features to fit with the MacOS UI and the services available under MacOS and not under iPadOS. After decades doing development I have seen many ports of apps from platform X to platform Y, but few cases where a good port did not end up with a large rewrite to the native features on the target platform.

With that said, I think with iPadOS getting mouse support, multiple simultaneous windows, etc. it is the iPad that is becoming closer to the MacBook, and looking like a potential laptop replacement for many casual users. I just did my 3rd business trip with a iPad Pro 11 only and was able to make presentations and demonstrate coding techniques.

 

[revmacian]

It’s just a theory, but I think Apple is moving all of their OS’s to a common goal; appleOS. This new OS will be a single operating system that is modular in design - meaning you can add or remove “modules” depending on which devices will run the appleOS. Macs will have the full appleOS except the TouchUI module, and perhaps another. Apple Watch will have much fewer modules but will still have the same base code as that which is running on all other Apple devices. I wonder if this is why Catalina and iOS 13 are having so many growing pains lately.

 

[leman]

I don’t even know where to start in showing how ridiculous your logic is, so I’ll simply comment on your statements.

1. Apple moved to the industry-standard modern USB ports (all old USB ports have been officially discontinued by USB consortium). This gives the MBP the most flexible array of ports, as each port can be used for charging, video, high-speed connectivity, as a normal USB port etc. etc.

2. Apple discontinued 32bit software because nowadays there is no sense whatsoever in writing 32bit software. It’s 2019. Fix your broken code already.

3. Apple has made it simpler for iPad developers to port their software for Mac. The goal is to bring more interesting software to the Mac side, not to dissolve the Mac. App developers make most money with iOS, not many bother to develop for Mac - Catalyst aims to change it.

Finally, people have been claiming this thing since 2010. Ten years later - and there is still no OS fusion happening.
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It’s just a theory, but I think Apple is moving all of their OS’s to a common goal; appleOS. This new OS will be a single operating system that is modular in design - meaning you can add or remove “modules” depending on which devices will run the appleOS.

Hate to be the one bringing bad news but that’s how it worked from the start. All Apple OSes are forks of each other. They use the same system code and same basic libraries (it’s open source, check it out). The differences between the individual OS versions are device drivers, basic configuration as well as shipped libraries and apps.

Simplifying it a bit, one could compare Apple OSes to different Linux distributions.

 

[goobot]

Everything you stated seems to be pretty basic updates.

 

[Ploki]

- Apple stripped away all the ports from the MacBook Pro except USB-C ports, which is what tablets and smartphones also do.
Over time, it seems that the MacBook Pro is being turned into an iOS device.

They're Thunderbolt 3 ports (except the discontinued 12" MacBook), that share the connector with USB-C for convenience sake, but they're not at all like USB-C ports on phones and tablets. And many Macs have 4 of them.

These ports, however people might twist it, offer so much bandwidth that no macs before them did in any shape or form. They're the most professional protocol any MacBook ever supported.

iOS doesn't support thunderbolt.
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It’s just a theory, but I think Apple is moving all of their OS’s to a common goal; appleOS. This new OS will be a single operating system that is modular in design - meaning you can add or remove “modules” depending on which devices will run the appleOS. Macs will have the full appleOS except the TouchUI module, and perhaps another. Apple Watch will have much fewer modules but will still have the same base code as that which is running on all other Apple devices. I wonder if this is why Catalina and iOS 13 are having so many growing pains lately.

Wel technically this is already kind of a thing, and they renamed the ""OS"" to reflect the device.
iPadOS, tvOS, audioOS, iOS, macOS, watchOS

Darwin (operating system) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[waquzy]

Tablets will never replace laptops. I want something that I can rest on my lap when watching content, hence the word laptop.

 

[Ploki]

Tablets will never replace laptops. I want something that I can rest on my lap when watching content, hence the word laptop.

That's a hinge.
You could practically use a tablet and a stiff hinge with a plank to do that.
of all the reasons why laptops can't replace tablets, this is the least compelling one.

it's apparently also a very old idea.

Thoughts on the Brydge Keyboard for 10.5-inch iPad Pro

Overall it’s a good keyboard. But I haven’t been this on-the-fence about a tech purchase in a while.

finertech.com

 

[waquzy]

That's a hinge.
You could practically use a tablet and a stiff hinge with a plank to do that.

Yeah, it’s called a laptop

 

[Ploki]

Yeah, it’s called a laptop

Laptop has stuff inside its top-case
Tablet has it behind the screen.

But if your only reason for laptop is for "having it on your lap", your good with a tablet and a hinge.

Seems like a very expensive stand in your use-case, but whatever floats your boat

 

[waquzy]

Laptop has stuff inside its top-case
Tablet has it behind the screen.

But if your only reason for laptop is for "having it on your lap", your good with a tablet and a hinge.

Seems like a very expensive stand in your use-case, but whatever floats your boat

nah, it’s not the only reason, just one of many. Laptop is way more convenient for my needs, also I dont like fingerprints on the screen