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Apple needs to do something about the software situation. You can write computer programs on a Surface. You can do CAD and play AAA games on a Surface. Windo
by jrockway 6y ago
Apple needs to do something about the software situation. You can write computer programs on a Surface. You can do CAD and play AAA games on a Surface. Windows, for all its flaws, does have a lot of software that targets it. Big things, and the long tail. iPad OS is rather limited.
I have an older iPad Pro and I like it better than any laptop I've had. It doesn't have any configuration to tune, it doesn't require a 2 hour update every time you turn it on (like my Surface Pro did). But, you can't deny that it is limited; you have to SSH somewhere to do real work, and its hardware isn't exposed to web applications. (For example, it has a 120Hz display, but web apps can't use it.)
Even with these limitations, it's still my favorite mobile device. For $20/month I have unlimited 4G anywhere in the country, and so sshing somewhere to do real work is no problem. (The whole pandemic thing really killed my desire to travel, though, so it just sits on a table until I use it to read a book or something.) But, there's no need to upgrade it; it's fast and the battery lasts forever. Only better software would make me want to upgrade, and it's not there yet. People still treat the iPad like a toy. I'm willing to treat it as a computer, but people that make software I use aren't quite there yet ;)