All iPads I Emailed Tim Cook about my suggestion of running MacOS apps on M-Series iPads

[MacCheetah3]

This is already a possibility… It’s just up to the software application developer (to offer their app on iPad(OS)).

As already outlined:

2. Emulating macOS's AppKit on iPadOS is complex.

3. iPadOS is a touch-first interface. Most Mac apps would not work.

How difficult a port falls on how modern the application codebase is, as well as which and how many underlying frameworks, APIs, and libraries functionality depends on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Xcode/comments/1b63u17/what_does_it_take_to_port_or_rebuild_an_ipad_app

Devs Can Now Port macOS Games to iOS using Game Porting Toolkit

At WWDC 2024, Apple explained how devs can use Game Porting Toolkit to port a Windows game to macOS, then easily move it to iOS and iPadOS.

www.macobserver.com

 

[rui no onna]

Access to full Mac apps on M ipads via the app store is absolutely reasonable though.

If that ever happens, I've got $170 worth of app and in-app purchases on day one (Mac App Store version of Disney Dreamlight Valley and deluxe DLCs).

The game is already available on Apple Arcade. Unfortunately, the Arcade Edition is missing a bunch of features (cross-save with other platforms, Premium Shop, Star Paths).

 

[Yimbaz]

You may already know that M-Series Macs AND M-Series iPads have the exact same architecture,

Yeah I think there's a decent chance he knows about that

 

[Thisismattwade]

For my part, I'd take being able to have multiple users logged into an iPad. I hear it's possible on EDU iPads, so it's not even a hardware limitation. (In fairness, I don't have any idea how that affects the speed/experience of using an EDU iPad.)

 

[snipr125]

And yet it seems many, many people here at MR are lining up to buy it.

I agree it was meant to be an entry level product, but it seems its more then that for the majority of people who use computers. Those people who need a M4 or M5 processor, will not be considering an iPad to use even if it could run macos

Yes many people on MR are lining up to buy it because of its price at £500-600, hence it being an entry level product. If the Neo as it is was priced at £1000 as a mid range product, no one would buy it they would buy the MBA.

 

[Rade0]

Can we stop calling it “side loading” which sounds shady and just say something like “installing apps without the App Store”.

“Side loading” has been how most software has been installed (even on phones) long before iPhone.

 

[Madonepro]

Do you have evidence that its very low profit margins? Apple in the past avoided the netboook debacle where PC makers made dirt cheap low powered laptops with razor thin margins.

Agree that it’s not in Apples DNA to risk low margins, despite a healthy bank balance.
With an effective supply chain, and established outlets, the margins can be cut, and a degree of risk accepted.
I think the use of the A18 chip, is a good use of its supply chain, and manufacturing capability.
Whilst it’s hard to know the quantity of A18 chips available for the iPhone 16, there was sure to be ‘leftovers’.
By also using parts that other models have, also keeps the cost down.
Apple are clearly after the global Chromebook market, which is increasingly becoming relevant.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/latest-global-chromebook-market-size-083000416.html