4 ms·
> "I need a mobile device I can attach to a keyboard and do "Pro" work 5 hours a month, is that much to ask?" I think it's a bit of a niche use case when that
by fossuser 5y ago
> "I need a mobile device I can attach to a keyboard and do "Pro" work 5 hours a month, is that much to ask?"
I think it's a bit of a niche use case when that pro work is software development. They can't please everyone - the design is targeted for consumption and art with some rethinking about UI for a tablet device around basic usage that's distinct from a standard laptop OS.
I'd guess for 98% of users that's what they've built and their keyboard attachment allows many of them to do their work like tasks (writing/email and such).
For devs they make laptops and macOS designed for that.
- rowanG077 5y agoThat's the entire point. You can please everyone. Just allow other OS options on the Ipad pro.
- fossuser 5y agoThe culture that would do that without recognizing why it's not as simple as 'just allowing' something is what leads to every tablet except the iPad sucking. They want the quality bar to be high - they make different products for different purposes.
- rowanG077 5y agoIpad is one of the sucky tablets. The only tablets worth anything are the windows tablets like the Surface Pros or the thinkpads. Besides I don't see how allowing an option to install any OS you want brings down the quality of a product. If you don't want it because you feel it's low quality. Ok that's fine. Just use iOS.
- salamandersauce 5y agoExcept the windows tablets suck as tablets. The touch ecosystem is barren because a lot of services just expect you'll use the website or the desktop app.
- rowanG077 5y agoI disagree. There indeed are a lot of programs which are not touch optimized. But if that's not a fair comparison since you can't do those things on an ipad at all. If you restrict the functionality of the windows tablet to the very small subset of ipad activities then the windows tablet does not fare badly.
- salamandersauce 5y agoYes it is. It's not just stuff like Visual Studio or Adobe Illustrator lacking touch optimized programs that aren't available on iPad, it's lacking key basics like Kindle, Comixology, Disney+, etc. They either expect you to use the website or the desktop app which isn't as good an experience as an iPad or Android tablet when only using your fingers.
- rowanG077 5y agoI use the Kindle app very often and it works perfectly fine with touch. I have never used Disney+ but I doubt they don't work with touch. Comixology is not available on windows but Cover is a perfect alternative designed with touch in mind. From your comment it seems you didn't actually even try any of the softwares you listed.
- salamandersauce 5y agoNope. I have. That's why I know. D+ doesn't let you download shows for offline viewing in the browser, only apps. Cover is not an alternative to Comixology because it doesn't work with most Comixology purchases. Kindle desktop app has settings hidden away in the file bar, requiring awkward touches or a mouse to use.
- astrange 5y agoYou'll be less happy when the NAND wears out from running an OS tuned for enterprise HDDs.
- rowanG077 5y agoosx is not tuned for enterprise HDDs. In fact I don't think there is any OS tuned for enterprise HDDs by default in existence.
- astrange 5y agoServer OSes are, and pro software development could definitely involves some server VMs, or a lot of compiling.
- rowanG077 5y agoServer OSes are not tuned for enterprise spinning rust drives by default. If not mind pointing me towards a "server OS" image I can download right now that will destroy SSDs out of the box? Besides even if that were the case. People have no issue running these "server OS" on their laptops which almost always contain an SSD.