Advertising and design for print is a bit different, I think you'd admit. Because of the nature of creating a visual message that may combine images, text, illustrations and graphics, stripped-down versions of software aren't adequate for full professional use.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying designers should create our own apps? Not sure that's a practical solution for artists and designers.
A Wacom is tied to the computer's operating system, and can therefore make use of the full range of options within that system. I can use my Wacom Cintiq and enjoy the full benefits of a mature and flexible operating system that runs full-featured applications without compromising functionality.
The iPad utilizes a different, restrictive operating system (by "restrictive" I mean it is closed off to many benefits that we professional artists and designers need in OSX, like an accessible file system, font management and color management).
It is clear to me that IOS was conceived primarily as an operating system intended for content consumption, not content creation. This is not to say that content cannot be created in IOS, but the type of project typically undertaken by professional print designers and artists is simply not possible on an iPad. I'm not about to start using Pages to design ads, brochures and catalogs!
I think the many styli that are available for iPad do indeed help for the limited type of work for which the iPad is capable.
Not exactly sure what you are talking about here, but what I've written above shows my reservations concerning the iPad as a "professional" tool.
Of course not the designers shouldn't be developing their own apps.But most professional/business apps are going to be custom built and there still is a learning/adjustment curb on what truly is the best use for mobile devices. But font management and color management thats not too complex is all capable in iOS.
Obviously there are certain roles already, inventory, scan and pack, scan and receive, taking orders (wholesale to POS), which also includes holding a huge local database, illustration, Product data management, etc etc.
So most of these apps made for businesses, are going to be custom business to business apps, which most companies are getting into.
So no they wouldn't be creating their own apps, but their companies would hire Us or hire someone from their ERP/Main System company to either create or provide an existing custom app that would meet their needs.I mean we're talking about professionally. Yes i know there are artists out there that work alone or independently or whatever.
But thats not where business apps are going to be developed or used at first. Because first of all, they can't afford nor have the time to develop or help develop an app. Where as any mid-large sized company can, and they do invest if its going to save time, labor, and maybe 1-3 full time salaries.
The wacom pen not using full features is a programming issue, they just haven't gotten to it yet. The file accessibility isn't an iOS issue. Its a programming issue, I know its there. Why? because there are Microsoft Office apps, you don't have to use pages. The fact that Microsoft office apps like word and excel are there means that its definitely capable of accessing those files.
I haven't tested with word docs or excel formatted files particularly, but you can import fonts, and illustrator and photoshop files, (jpeg, png, svg, etc etc)
Im not completely sure if its allowed, but its definitely capable because microsoft office apps are the proof of it. Again, these things take time, complex business apps that need to go to layers of communications with a back end is much more harder to develop then something like twitter.
iOS development isn't easy, especially when its for business but apple is definitely pushing B2B apps hard.
and regarding iOS limitations i haven't seen much that
"I" have ran into and our main system is windows based.
Don't get me wrong, an artist isn't going to do their main/finished project on an iPad. Its just a simpler, faster way to get data entered in with mobility and convenience. And it might not imply to your career, but i just want to point out a couple things
