I wonder why they still burn so much money for new generations each year? Even the 2017 iPads run just fine, the average customer does not mind if they would stop for two or three years until the next iPad comes out.
Let’s be honest, mobile tech has become boring and is just a tool nowadays. Nobody cares any longer what brand you use or what tech specs your phone/tablet has.
I disagree, I think a redesigned home screen for the iPad, tabbed apps, and an updated Files app is improvement. I am sure there will be some other additions we don't know of also. I haven't had any interface bugs with iOS 12 on my 10.5 or 11 Pro, so I can't really speak to that. Have you experienced all of these issues with your iPad (bending, screen issues, touch responsiveness issues)?
I have both the aforementioned screen issues and responsiveness issues. The first one is definitely hardware (I will look into getting my device replaced as soon as I am able to, but that is probably in a couple of months). The second one, I do not know, it is hard to troubleshoot, it seems to come and go.
Regarding to iOS, I agree adding Files was an improvement, but it is still pretty crippled, and that was iOS 11. Sharing files across apps still looks like a pain. I would expect much much more to be satisfied. How about iOS 12 ? I cannot cite anything that made me say "wow, glad I got the update".
I did. But you made several points in your post. I only had a comment on one of them.You didn't read that entire post, did you?
Gotta sell units every year for wall street, man!I wonder why they still burn so much money for new generations each year? Even the 2017 iPads run just fine, the average customer does not mind if they would stop for two or three years until the next iPad comes out.
Let’s be honest, mobile tech has become boring and is just a tool nowadays. Nobody cares any longer what brand you use or what tech specs your phone/tablet has.
Gotta sell units every year for wall street, man!
Good pointI thought Apple was a "services company" now (don't talk about unit sales!). lol
That’s why iPad Pro prices need to drop, which was my point.
So far I have refused to buy the iPad Pros, iPhone X, XS, and XS Max. Way overpriced. Their loss.Yea...I don’t think it will. Maybe about $100, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. I’m inclined to believe larger sized consumer iPads (10.2”) will come in at higher prices to accommodate. Just look at what they did with the XR. It increased the entry level price on the iPhone.
I think people just want to see a more dramatic overhaul than the incremental updates we've seen to date - make iOS Pro for the iPad pros to run, bring in mouse support, floating window functionality, multiple instances of apps, a more powerful version of files etc. Don't port MacOS to iPad, but give iPad some of the functionality to make it appeal to more people as a MacBook replacement.People that keep saying "focus on software"... while I agree, do you think that they are not? They release a new OS every year and iOS 13 is rumored to have a big iPad focus. If you're expecting iOS on the iPad to become macOS, I wouldn't hold your breath. It will just be a better iOS.
Faster sync speeds are possible with Lightning, Apple would need to upgrade to USB 3 on the iPhone though, like they did with iPad Pro in 2015.
I think people just want to see a more dramatic overhaul than the incremental updates we've seen to date - make iOS Pro for the iPad pros to run, bring in mouse support, floating window functionality, multiple instances of apps, a more powerful version of files etc. Don't port MacOS to iPad, but give iPad some of the functionality to make it appeal to more people as a MacBook replacement.
You need a USB-C to Lightning cable for USB 3 speeds of course. The supplied Lightning cable with the 10.5" iPad Pro is USB 2.0.I have a 10.5" iPad Pro with lightning and syncing is not fast
Dude, Apple couldn’t make a more confusing product lineup if they tried. Starting to remind me of Samsung or LG.
this!In other news, Apple has no plans to release a OS for the iPads that actually leverages all that power.
Yeah, i know,
I am really disappointed with Apple they are releasing another new size.
How much money will R&D costs just to release a new slightly bigger iPad ? I wished Apple would rerelease the 10.5 inch iPad Pro Reduce the price and make it $449. No new parts, casings, etc. just a price reduction.
If apple is releasing a new size, they should make a new 9 inch iPad Pro with the same design as the current 11 and 12.9 inch pro, small bezels, faceid, 120 hz for $599.
So confusing... the path Apple has taken. Please streamline the line-up please.
You must only own old Apple products then.
Let me run a scenario with you:
You buy a brand new iPad, a brand new iPhone, and a brand new MacBook Pro. You take everything home and you're super excited to open it all! You grab your iPhone cable to plug into your new computer, but guess what? You can't even plug your new iPad or iPhone into your shiny new MacBook. Why? Because the MacBook has USB-C, and the iPhone does not.
So now you have to spend even more money -- for no good reason -- to buy two new Lightning to USB-C cables: one for your iPad and one for your iPhone. These two new cables now let you plug your phone into your laptop. Yay! Except... Every time you try plug one of these cables into your device, you realize that you accidentally grabbed the wrong end of the cable so it won't plug in. You didn't notice that you grabbed the wrong end at first because USB-C and Lightning are almost the exact same size. So now you're frustrated with yourself because if these two ports are essentially the exact same size, WHY aren't they just the same?? And now you struggle to understand what possible reason could cause Apple to make devices that have almost the exact same ports as each other, but not actually the same ports. You think and think and think, but can't come up with an actual reason. Because there isn't one.
Except wait, there is a reason! It's just not a good one. And here it is: Apple makes a little bit more money by forcing you to buy extra cables, and to buy special "Made for iPhone" certified Lightning accessories. In essence, Apple is profiting off of your inconvenience. The whole "everything just works" philosophy is dead.
But it's 2019, and people have woken up. We now understand that this is what Apple has been doing, and we're fed up with it. We just want products that work together, like they SHOULD. There's not one single good reason for products to have "almost" the same port as each other, but not actually the same port. It only serves as an inconvenience to customers. There's no GOOD reason to keep Lightning in future products, unless Apple wants to continue to annoy their customers.
Continuing with the scenario: A few months down the road your wife decides to buy a new iPad Pro because it will help her immensely with her illustration business. She loves drawing on iPad Pro with the new Apple Pencil 2! It's so smooth and powerful, and it inspires her creativity. One day she decides to plug it into her MacBook to sync some movies to it, and guess what? Her cable has the same port on both sides! Cool! And both ends of the cable will seamlessly plug into either device. Ahhh, so satisfying! There's no worrying about plugging the wrong end in. Everything just works!
And then you're even more frustrated with Apple because if they can add USB-C to iPad Pro, you know that they can add it to iPad and iPhone too. But they just won't do it for some reason! So you remain annoyed for the foreseeable future, because you live in a world where Apple products are super inconsistent even though they don't have to be!
So far I have refused to buy the iPad Pros, iPhone X, XS, and XS Max. Way overpriced. Their loss.
Angela Ahrendts' probable influence at Apple to promote luxury pricing didn't go over so well with consumers, and she's out now.
The 10.5” does support USB 3, like the 12.9” Pro (the 9.7” Pro only has USB 2).I have a 10.5" iPad Pro with lightning and syncing is not fast
You missed the part when I said I would be keeping an eye out for a refurb 2019 iPad Pro. They’ll be out end of this year to beginning of next year. Perfect time for me. Actually don’t need to replace my iPad Pro for at least another year.Refurb 2019 iPad Pro? You do realize the 2018 iPad Pro 11” was released like 28 minutes ago. Lol. Don’t hold your breathe.
How is it confusing?
You'll have:
iPad Mini (7.9" or possibly 8.4" if they apply the new iPP design)
iPad (10.2")
iPad Pro (11" and 12.9")