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So now that this is nearly indistinguishable from the iPad Pro, what does that mean for iPad Pro / ARM Mac? Only Apple knows, but I wouldn't be shocked if the
by phren0logy 6y ago
So now that this is nearly indistinguishable from the iPad Pro, what does that mean for iPad Pro / ARM Mac?
Only Apple knows, but I wouldn't be shocked if the first ARM Mac is a 2-in-1 convertible that replaces the iPad Pro.
- mortenjorck 6y agoI always used to think this idea was a non-starter given the many incompatible UX patterns between MacOS and iOS. Then came the ARM announcement, including the mention that Apple Silicon Macs would be capable of running iOS apps, which would point to such a seemingly chimaeric device being inevitable. How I think Apple will manage it is by keeping the two halves separate. No or minimal touch interactions in MacOS; no Mac desktop in iPad mode. Apple won't repeat Windows 8's fridge-toaster attempt at making a unified UI between desktop and tablet mode, but apps with Mac and iPadOS versions will automatically switch UIs dependent on context. It will still be an enormous pile of design challenges, but for the first time, I think a Mac-iPad hybrid could actually work.
- EricE 6y agoI'd love to see the Pencil come to the Mac! And Big Sur spacing out everything hints at touch probably coming to the Mac. As a MacBook Air user I'd love an option to restore the previous compact spacing. Maybe it will still come as an accessibility option? One can hope.
- Marsymars 6y agoYou can kinda have Pencil on macOS by using Sidecar with an iPad.