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'iPad Pro' Production Reaffirmed for September-October Ahead of Rumored Late 2015 Launch
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I don't think he will return at all. Not if Cook and his cronies are still there. Forstall doesn't seem to be the right guy to handle the company.
It should've been Craig, not Cook. He's the one that has a good track record of excellent keynotes and does a good job keeping consistent with things.
Otherwise, NONE of them seem to be CEO material. I hate to say it but it seems more realistic that they may bring someone from the outside to replace Cook by then.
I think these guys have been there for so long that complacency settles in that ends up biting them in the rear.
Trouble is, no Apple laptop has a touch screen or pen input.
You can't be serious if you meant a capacitive pen (ones that already work with current iPads) can hold a candle to nTrig / Wacom active pens...
1, again, there won't be an OS X tablet (touch) version simply because the OS X is just not touch-friendly. If it were, it'd be something like the modern interface of Windows 8 / 10.
2, the active (like nTrig or Wacom) pen and the larger screen are indeed pro. Of course, apps aren't as good / powerful as those on the desktop. Nevertheless, I could use an iPad with an active pen.
It will never be a competitor if it's running iOS. Multi-tasking on a Surface Pro 3 is still light years ahead of iOS.
So basically the consensus here is Apple needs to be more like Microsoft? Has hell frozen over?
Because the Surface Pro line has "Pro" in it and Apple wants a competitor. Problem is in order to be a competitor you can't lack the basic features your competitor has and charge the same price with $100 more for 16 extra gigabytes
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My company is doing just that when Surface Pros with Skylake processors are introduced later this year. I'll still use my three year old iPad for web stuff at home. When the battery eventually dies I probably won't replace it.
So, I guess the Surface can't be called a competitor because it weights as much as a brick... Or maybe it isn't really a competitor at all but they god for in a different market.
BTW, the Surface needs all the storage it can get to store the 6G the operating system takes; that's a hell a lot more than IOS.
Eh considering the Surface Pro 3 is 12 inches 1.75 pounds isn't bad for a hybrid, is a brick for a tablet, sure. And I'd love to see the ipad pro on Mac OS even if it took 6gigs.
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1 & 3 will depend on what their target market is. Most people don't care about doing any of the things you'd use those input devices with on a tablet, so it depends if this is a 'Pro' like the MBP which is suitable for professionals with the right options selected but most people just buy it for the bigger screen, or like the Mac Pro which is really aimed at the professional market.
2 isn't going to happen. OSX as it is is pretty bad if all you've got is a touch interface & virtual keyboard. Apple is going to keep their touchscreen device OS separate from their desktop/laptop OS, which seems like a sensible answer when you look at how annoying Windows became on both platforms after MS decided to unify their ecosystem.
4 probably won't happen, at least not like it does on a computer. My experience with a Win8 tablet is that the windowing model just doesn't work well with a touch interface; it's too easy to lose track of things or to grab the wrong window by accident. On the other hand, a tiling window manager would probably work. This is more similar to what other systems seem to be using right now, so it's more likely.
Yes, with Wacom or N-Trig digitizer,
BUT, I doubt it.
Have used both and they are great. I believe that the original idea of Steve Job of NO STYLUS is still well and alive. Hope I'm wrong. I use a stylus all the time, and use ZoomNotes for all my notes, inserting pictures, etc.
The 12.9" would be great for the projects I do.
Has anyone investigated John C Dvorak's story of being told there's a few things coming out before the end of the year that he will have an hilarious time making fun of?
I'm terrified the attachable keyboard and the stylus may just be the beginning.
I've got Inklet and I use it with my MacBook and Magic Trackpad/iMac, but the lag on it makes it barely useable. If Apple's doing a stylus, it's got to be at least as good as a Cintiq - or maybe not, depends how Pro an iPad Pro will be.
iPad is OK for casual use, but you can't beat a Mac for getting things done. The MacBook is brilliant and almost as light as an iPad. I'm personally holding out for a proper Touch OS X. It won't happen until Apple lies an iMac on its back and gives us a non-gorilla-arms touch experience. That's a difficult marketing pill to swallow - all your Macs will be lying on the table in future, make that look good in an Apple Store! But I honestly don't think the hardware is the issue.
If the keyboard-trackpad in iOS 9 has taught us anything, Apple hasn't licked the touch experience beyond 2007 iPhone gee-whiz-it's-got-a-magnifying-loop technology. Yes, you can double-tap to select a word now, but there's a long way to go to creating a BETTER touch experience than a mouse/trackpad can deliver for Mac functionality and usability. That said, MacBook Pros have had an update this year and they are the first place you'd expect to see (Mac) OS X with touch… and it really might be the iMac's turn. My iMac example above may not be so far-fetched.
There's little point putting a keyboard on an iPad. Apple tried it and left it to third-parties. Years later, it hasn't gained much acceptance. Artists appreciate a stylus. I even use it occasionally for photo editing, but iOS no matter how big the screen, just isn't Pro territory. I've seen people trying to use a Surface and it's just stupid, unless you're using it as a tablet only, with the stylus. An iPad Pro would have to run REAL photoshop (for example, and I don't use Adobe, but it is the industry Pro standard) and would need real Mac OS to do that. Otherwise it's just iPad Office for corporations and hospitals and I don't see much point in doing that. Hollywood can always use a 12.9" iPad for viewing rushes and whatever else they do.
If Dvorak's information is correct, like the iPod updates, Cook may have kept the lid on more than whether or not we get an iPhone C model this year.
I'm terrified the attachable keyboard and the stylus may just be the beginning.
I've got Inklet and I use it with my MacBook and Magic Trackpad/iMac, but the lag on it makes it barely useable. If Apple's doing a stylus, it's got to be at least as good as a Cintiq - or maybe not, depends how Pro an iPad Pro will be.
iPad is OK for casual use, but you can't beat a Mac for getting things done. The MacBook is brilliant and almost as light as an iPad. I'm personally holding out for a proper Touch OS X. It won't happen until Apple lies an iMac on its back and gives us a non-gorilla-arms touch experience. That's a difficult marketing pill to swallow - all your Macs will be lying on the table in future, make that look good in an Apple Store! But I honestly don't think the hardware is the issue.
If the keyboard-trackpad in iOS 9 has taught us anything, Apple hasn't licked the touch experience beyond 2007 iPhone gee-whiz-it's-got-a-magnifying-loop technology. Yes, you can double-tap to select a word now, but there's a long way to go to creating a BETTER touch experience than a mouse/trackpad can deliver for Mac functionality and usability. That said, MacBook Pros have had an update this year and they are the first place you'd expect to see (Mac) OS X with touch… and it really might be the iMac's turn. My iMac example above may not be so far-fetched.
There's little point putting a keyboard on an iPad. Apple tried it and left it to third-parties. Years later, it hasn't gained much acceptance. Artists appreciate a stylus. I even use it occasionally for photo editing, but iOS no matter how big the screen, just isn't Pro territory. I've seen people trying to use a Surface and it's just stupid, unless you're using it as a tablet only, with the stylus. An iPad Pro would have to run REAL photoshop (for example, and I don't use Adobe, but it is the industry Pro standard) and would need real Mac OS to do that. Otherwise it's just iPad Office for corporations and hospitals and I don't see much point in doing that. Hollywood can always use a 12.9" iPad for viewing rushes and whatever else they do.
If Dvorak's information is correct, like the iPod updates, Cook may have kept the lid on more than whether or not we get an iPhone C model this year.
is this truly what we need more innovated products
Taiwanese website DigiTimes today reported the "iPad Pro" will enter production by the end of the third quarter and go into mass production in the fourth quarter, corroborating a recent KGI report that said the rumored 12.9-inch tablet would enter mass production in September-October.
"iPad Pro" mockup places 12.9-inch tablet alongside iPad Air and iPad mini
The report claims the "iPad Pro" will be released in the fourth quarter, with an estimated 4-5 million shipments in 2015. DigiTimes reported in July that the "iPad Pro" could launch in mid-November as Foxconn prepared to start supplying components at the time, but the release timeframe remains uncertain.
The report claims Sharp will be the main supplier of LCD displays for the tablet, while Foxconn subsidiary General Interface Solution (GIS) will provide touch panels. Samsung Display and TPK will be secondary suppliers of LCD assemblies and touch modules respectively, according to the report.
Article Link: 'iPad Pro' Production Reaffirmed for September-October Ahead of Rumored Late 2015 Launch
