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The problem is, and that is what I tried to point out with my comment, that the only thing preventing the iPad to be useful for more people is, how artificially
by _ph_ 6y ago
The problem is, and that is what I tried to point out with my comment, that the only thing preventing the iPad to be useful for more people is, how artificially limited iPadOS is. It is a great device, but not a replacement for a computer.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoIf you look at the direction of recent releases then you can see those features being added. The latest version has trackpad support for instance. I don’t imagine much is going to change right now but I wonder what they might be planning for the next decade.
- api 6y agoIt's not trackpad support. It's the ability to run your own software. If I can't run my own code (without jumping through hoops) it is not a real computer. iOS devices are consoles.
- _ph_ 6y agoYes, since they separated the OS from iOS, development of the iPad has somewhat gone into the right direction. But it took them a decade to add mouse/trackpad support, this is moving at a far to slow speed. And the fact, that you cannot add music to your iPad on your own, shows, how happy Apple is with its limited usage szenarios, there is no good reason for this behavior. They could have made the iPad a real MacBook competitor, the hardware is up to it. Apple has decided to keep the software limited and even prohibit third parties of closing many of the gaps.