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I recently purchased an M1 iPad Pro 11" + Magic Keyboard, aware of the OS limitations. After using that combo for a few weeks, I can say it replicates 80% of w

I recently purchased an M1 iPad Pro 11" + Magic Keyboard, aware of the OS limitations. After using that combo for a few weeks, I can say it replicates 80% of what I can do on my iMac desktop at similar efficiency (sometimes faster), with most of the missing 20% being coding-related tasks that can be worked-around in the meantime (e.g. GitHub Codespaces). Although this iPadOS update did not shift the bar much on that missing 20% and overall was in line with my expectations, Apple definitely has heard the complaints by now and might try to push some updates into a 15.X release sooner than iPadOS 16. I'm still pretty happy with my purchase. At the least, the M1 iPad Pro is extremely future-proof for whatever Apple tries to do.

1_player 5y ago
> Although this iPadOS update did not shift the bar much on that missing 20% and overall was in line with my expectations, Apple definitely has heard the complaints by now and might try to push some updates into a 15.X release sooner than iPadOS 16. Sorry, but your comment reads like the textbook definition of sunk cost fallacy. There is no proof whatsoever Apple has heard any complaint and will make your iPad closer to the iMac in a 15.x release, nor ever at all. I'd expect one to be extremely disappointed if their device did 80% of what it could theoretically do, and Apple didn't show any single improvement on that in their yearly conference.
- minimaxir 5y ago
  It's more that the weaknesses in iPadOS have received unanimous disdain by influencers who help sell the hardware, which is one of the factors that Apple does listen to (e.g. resulting in the iMac Pro and Mac Pro), and the pandemic/WFH likely affected the dev cycle a bit as it has with almost every other tech company. That's why I think the time table will get pushed up for more pro iPad features.

1_player 5y ago

> Although this iPadOS update did not shift the bar much on that missing 20% and overall was in line with my expectations, Apple definitely has heard the complaints by now and might try to push some updates into a 15.X release sooner than iPadOS 16. Sorry, but your comment reads like the textbook definition of sunk cost fallacy. There is no proof whatsoever Apple has heard any complaint and will make your iPad closer to the iMac in a 15.x release, nor ever at all. I'd expect one to be extremely disappointed if their device did 80% of what it could theoretically do, and Apple didn't show any single improvement on that in their yearly conference.

minimaxir 5y ago
It's more that the weaknesses in iPadOS have received unanimous disdain by influencers who help sell the hardware, which is one of the factors that Apple does listen to (e.g. resulting in the iMac Pro and Mac Pro), and the pandemic/WFH likely affected the dev cycle a bit as it has with almost every other tech company. That's why I think the time table will get pushed up for more pro iPad features.