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We have an iPad pro at work & a piece of me dies thinking that such a powerful device will never run anything but iOS.

• freepor 7y ago
  You realize that one of the reasons the device feels so powerful is that it runs iOS. A 5x specified Mac Pro doesn’t have the feel of the iPad.
  • nannal 7y ago
    Lets not get caught up unduly, any light OS would perform as well on the hardware, there's no magic between iOS and the ipad hardware.
    • signal11 7y ago
      The level of polish and integration between hardware and software with Apple is almost “magical” imho. Or at least very praiseworthy. Compared to typical Windows laptop trackpads or most Android phones’ janky scrolling, Apple does a much better job getting better performance out of their hardware.
    • GhettoMaestro 7y ago
      > there's no magic between iOS and the ipad hardware. I love hacker news for these gems. Lmao.
  • sjy 7y ago
    An iPad Pro doesn’t feel powerful, but if you compare its specs to a 10-year-old PC, it should.