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Tim Cook: iPad Pro Will Replace Notebooks and Desktops for 'Many, Many People'
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I recall them saying the same about the original iPad. I sure as hell wouldn't replace my laptop with one of these.
Between an iPad Pro and Surface Pro, I'd go Surface Pro. Not because I'm a Microsoft fanboy, but because it's a full-fledged PC in a tablet form and I need my Steam games. So no thanks Tim Cook, I'll stick to my Mac/laptop/ultrabook.
Uh, no.
iPad in general is geared toward content consumption.
Laptop is geared toward content creation.
While there is some overlap, the iPad lacks some of the fundamental features of a regular computer.
You cannot see the file system and documents are often isolated and corralled so that no other app can see them.
It might be a replacement for some but not in the numbers he might want to believe.
iPad in general is geared toward content consumption.
Laptop is geared toward content creation.
While there is some overlap, the iPad lacks some of the fundamental features of a regular computer.
You cannot see the file system and documents are often isolated and corralled so that no other app can see them.
It might be a replacement for some but not in the numbers he might want to believe.
Tim,
How am I supposed to get my RAW format pictures on there from my DSLR while I'm on vacation? Since you guys abandoned Aperture, how can I run Lightroom on it? How can I sync all that stuff with my Mac at home?
How am I going to edit on it?
Those are the reasons I ditched my iPad and went with a Macbook Air. Many of us want/need the full functionality of a good laptop.
How am I supposed to get my RAW format pictures on there from my DSLR while I'm on vacation? Since you guys abandoned Aperture, how can I run Lightroom on it? How can I sync all that stuff with my Mac at home?
How am I going to edit on it?
Those are the reasons I ditched my iPad and went with a Macbook Air. Many of us want/need the full functionality of a good laptop.
Are your needs everybody's needs? no
It has been explain many times by both Apple and your fellow forum members that OS X is not built for touch input.
A mouse for iOS. . .muhahahahahaha . . . you made a funny.
How many people really need to run full Microsoft office or full Adobe? I guess if you use a lot of Excel macros and Visual Basic you would need to but is that as many people as we think? My guess is Cook was talking about general consumers not professionals. I know lots of people whose only home computer is a Chromebook. They are surviving just fine without Microsoft Office.
"Request desktop site."
"Request desktop site."
"Click to request desktop site."
"Request desktop site."
"Click to request desktop site."
LOL yeah, keep dreamin, Tim.
Not until it runs Mac OS.
Not until it runs Mac OS.
there once was a Pad from Cu'tino
whose stylus could slug like Bambino
"charge it up in this port
stick it here" i retort:
"that slot will not handle, na'mean, bro?"
whose stylus could slug like Bambino
"charge it up in this port
stick it here" i retort:
"that slot will not handle, na'mean, bro?"
This is a common internet fallacy that's recycled by people that don't pay attention.
How many office workers actually use their PC for more than data entry? Answer: not very many.
In fact, most PCs are used for data entry, reading email, and data entry. Oh, and data lookups. The number of people that actually "create content" is very, very small...unless you count internet posting or email as "content creation."
"Cook also said the iPad Pro will be highly appealing to artists and other creatives"
As a professional artist I have to say it's not appealing at all really.
As a professional artist I have to say it's not appealing at all really.
Really Tim? I guess if all they use a desktop computer for is 'social' applications, then sure. The rest of us, not so much.
A big part of the iPad's appeal is the price - $270-$830 depending on size and configuration. I bought a 64GB Cellular iPad Air 2 for $630 last holiday season because I wanted one and there really isn't a good laptop in that price range.
A 128GB WiFi iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard will cost $1120. That is too expensive for an iPad. At that price, I think most people would begin comparing it to the Retina Macbook, which has double the storage for $180 more and weighs about the same; or to the 13-inch Macbook Air, which is $120 less; or to the 11-inch Macbook Air, which is $220 less. The battery life in those computers is just as good if not better, and they are certainly more capable with full OS X. Sure, you won't have a nifty star-gazing app that you can draw on, but that is a small loss for many.
A 128GB WiFi iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard will cost $1120. That is too expensive for an iPad. At that price, I think most people would begin comparing it to the Retina Macbook, which has double the storage for $180 more and weighs about the same; or to the 13-inch Macbook Air, which is $120 less; or to the 11-inch Macbook Air, which is $220 less. The battery life in those computers is just as good if not better, and they are certainly more capable with full OS X. Sure, you won't have a nifty star-gazing app that you can draw on, but that is a small loss for many.
Why have a mac? Besides other things, I can download my iOS pics into it and back up my iOS devices to it.
I think until the iPad and iPhone can back up to a time capsule directly, the sales of ps and macs as data sumps will be assured because not all Bertone wants to store or backup all their pics and data in iCloud.
I think until the iPad and iPhone can back up to a time capsule directly, the sales of ps and macs as data sumps will be assured because not all Bertone wants to store or backup all their pics and data in iCloud.
Many people use laptops for simple web browsing and office tasks, as well as viewing pictures taken with their iPhone. Can an iPad do all that? Sure it can.
However, will these people spend $1K or more to change their laptop for an iPad Pro with keyboard add-on? Probably not.
I spotted no lies.
They will when they need to upgrade their computers again. iPad Pro is as stable and sturdy as a computer maybe even moreso.
he's 100% right though. everybody here is a tech junkie, he donn't mean us. we'll see this from apple in 2150 during the singularity maybe.
A mouse for iOS. . .muhahahahahaha . . . you made a funny.
Did you read the OP? Seriously. It's about this being a desktop and laptop replacement. No mouse = no replacement.
Hell no. Nobody will be buying this except for people who just want a bigger iPad (most people are fine with emir iPad size now) and have extra money to throw around. If somebody is wanting a computer, they won't even glance at this, it's a big iPad with a "Pencil", overpriced lackluster keyboard, and better speakers.
Now, if this thing ran OS X, I wouldn't be dissing the iPad Pro at all. That'd be awesome. No, OS X isn't touch optimized, but they can make it so. Throw in some gestures to close things, tweak the drop down menus to be more touch friendly. Maybe on iPad pro it would extend it down into a scroll wheel type selector like on iOS. Stuff like that. They don't need to entirely gut OS X to make it touch friendly, just tweak it. Even then Apple could get a Surface Pro-esque keyboard with trackpad, and the UI would switch back to normal. Kind of like the auto tablet mode switching on Windows 10. Apple could do it.
Oh and for God's sakes, make the iPad Pro a bit bigger for an Apple Pencil holder that charges it while it's in there or something (and allow for USB's, even USB C's for OS X) No freaking stick protruding 5 feet from a very damage-susceptible part of the iPad. No. Apple. What were you thinking?
Now, if this thing ran OS X, I wouldn't be dissing the iPad Pro at all. That'd be awesome. No, OS X isn't touch optimized, but they can make it so. Throw in some gestures to close things, tweak the drop down menus to be more touch friendly. Maybe on iPad pro it would extend it down into a scroll wheel type selector like on iOS. Stuff like that. They don't need to entirely gut OS X to make it touch friendly, just tweak it. Even then Apple could get a Surface Pro-esque keyboard with trackpad, and the UI would switch back to normal. Kind of like the auto tablet mode switching on Windows 10. Apple could do it.
Oh and for God's sakes, make the iPad Pro a bit bigger for an Apple Pencil holder that charges it while it's in there or something (and allow for USB's, even USB C's for OS X) No freaking stick protruding 5 feet from a very damage-susceptible part of the iPad. No. Apple. What were you thinking?
Hell, even the non-pro Surface 3 can replace a notebook a lot easier than any iPad, mini or XL or otherwise, could. Sadly, not even a full-fledged OSX machine can replace a notebook or desktop running Windows or even Linux.