It is already kissing cousin of the Mac. There are only minor feature differences between the two OS'es underneath they are nearly identical. As for IOS 11 I'm not running it anywhere so won't say anything specific about that. However I'm running beta High Sierra and I can say without reservation that it is a significant upgrade. People need to remember that what is underneath is what counts. That is with these upgrades Apple is supplying the building blocks for developers to produce great software. That is what an OS is all about, providing features to drive developer interest.Ipad is still just a big iphone it will never be a mac or close so its just for apps and fun, and ios 11 isnt amazing just more multitasking that you wouldnt use, i wish the ipad had more pro software
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Never is a long time. You presume to know Apple's roadmap. Sometimes I'm not even sure they know what it is.
And you make assumptions regarding other people's needs and workflow.
Multitasking is only a small piece of what was announced at WWDC. I would suggest you take a good look at what iOS 11 adds by reviewing the documentation from the conference. For example, the Files app is the beginning of a Finder built for iOS. And ARKit is potentially a game-changer.
And if you want more pro software, talk to the developers. Or develop it yourself. My kids (including my 10 yr old) are learning to do just that.
I've been going through WWDC videos as time permits and frankly I'm impressed. While maybe not obviously to common users we are getting really significant updates in these operating systems. We are talking features that will lead to whole new class of apps. combine the new software features with hard that can actually drive those feats to a high performance level and it becomes obvious that Apple is very much in the lead.