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>So what exactly do you gain? Especially if they also come up with a M1 Macbook (no Air/Pro, the small version) Fluidity of not having to carry or manage two d

by EricE 6y ago

>So what exactly do you gain? Especially if they also come up with a M1 Macbook (no Air/Pro, the small version) Fluidity of not having to carry or manage two devices would be the main attraction for me. M1 Mac's can already run iOS and iPad OS apps so there is no need for a dual boot mode. When I want the pure tablet experience I just stick to native iPad OS apps. When I need more power and flexibility, hook up a keyboard and track pad and now I can use MacOS apps effectively. Heck if they actually paid a smidgen of attention to Mission Control it could easily provide the functionality to manage the different "modes" - at the minimum a macOS workspace vs. an iPad OS workspace. The bits are there; are they motivated to do it? Probably not but it's still nice to dream about what it could be :p

dkonofalski 6y ago
I'm not sure if you remember but this was exactly the route that Windows 8 took and it was a giant failure. There was a "tablet" mode and a "Windows" mode with a start button. App developers couldn't figure out which one they wanted to optimize for and ended up making half-assed versions of their apps for both sides of the OS and end users were confused about which mode they needed to be in for which apps and how they could multitask to switch between them. Power users didn't really have many issues as the paradigm isn't all that complex but, in daily usage, it was a big mess and it never made any headway. It was the first thing they got rid of in the first Windows 8 Service Pack. Apple knew that and saw it and I prefer their cautious approach and would be fully against what you're suggesting unless there are some major UI changes.
- SilverRed 6y ago
  They could make it possible but a pain in the ass to run macos on the ipad. So normal users get a normal ipad that works great, and pros convert it in to a touch screen macbook.

by EricE 6y ago

dkonofalski 6y ago

I'm not sure if you remember but this was exactly the route that Windows 8 took and it was a giant failure. There was a "tablet" mode and a "Windows" mode with a start button. App developers couldn't figure out which one they wanted to optimize for and ended up making half-assed versions of their apps for both sides of the OS and end users were confused about which mode they needed to be in for which apps and how they could multitask to switch between them. Power users didn't really have many issues as the paradigm isn't all that complex but, in daily usage, it was a big mess and it never made any headway. It was the first thing they got rid of in the first Windows 8 Service Pack. Apple knew that and saw it and I prefer their cautious approach and would be fully against what you're suggesting unless there are some major UI changes.

SilverRed 6y ago
They could make it possible but a pain in the ass to run macos on the ipad. So normal users get a normal ipad that works great, and pros convert it in to a touch screen macbook.