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Why? I could see wanting some macOS apps to work on iOS, that makes sense to me. But with sidecar you can get a pretty good idea of macOS on iPad. And it’s no

Why? I could see wanting some macOS apps to work on iOS, that makes sense to me. But with sidecar you can get a pretty good idea of macOS on iPad. And it’s not great. At least as-is it’s not great.

thih9 5y ago
> Why? Also: - Fewer restrictions, e.g. running apps not from the App Store, transferring media files, and more. - Some people might prefer macOS abstractions; resizable windows, desktop, trash, etc.
- thathndude 5y ago
  This. I loved the first Microsoft surface, it was exactly what I wanted. A wicked small portable that ran a full OS that could, among other things, run PERL scripts for me. I still don’t think I can do that with iOS, and the 12” MacBook is gone. Sign me up for an 11.7” running full MacOS
  - e_proxus 5y ago
    The perfect setup would be an M1 iPad that runs something iOS-like when it is in tablet mode and then switches to macOS when in laptop mode, keeping the apps running. At least, one can dream…
    - thih9 5y ago
      Technically we could duct tape an iPad to the back of a Macbook Air?.. Sure, the CPUs are needlessly duplicated and so is the price but the UX and the form factor seem close? Obviously tongue in cheek, but also a fun thought experiment.
emptyparadise 5y ago
I want a Microsoft Surface with an M1 chip.
- KitDuncan 5y ago
  iPad Pro M1 with Linux would be my dream device.
- walterbell 5y ago
  On the way, some former M1 team founders are at Qualcomm (via Nuvia acquisition) building a new Arm SoC for PC OEMs. If Apple squanders their 2021 window for usable-walled-garden-with-sandboxes, they will lose (again) to less-usable-but-more-open EBBR platforms with dynamic boot, security and performance policy.
madeofpalk 5y ago
Fun?