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> stop artificially limiting what iPadOS can do Why would they do that when it would remove the incentive for their customers to buy one of each? Give the iPa
by cstross 4y ago
> stop artificially limiting what iPadOS can do
Why would they do that when it would remove the incentive for their customers to buy one of each?
Give the iPad range Mac features, and it'd cannibalize Macbook sales from the bottom up. Give the Macbook a touchscreen, 5G, and the ability to run iPadOS apps, and it'd cannibalize iPad Pro sales from the top down. Neither of these are in Apple's commercial best interests.
- kmlx 4y agotrue. if i could get macos on an big ipad i would probably sell my macbook.
- criddell 4y agoAnd if the iPad gets much more Mac-like, I might be done with it. I like the iPad for what it is and I like the Mac for what it is. I like that they are very different things and I hope it stays that way. I don't think they can combine them without ruining what makes each thing special.
- kmlx 4y agoyup, good point. i think they should just let us choose.
- TheMode 4y agoHave you seen high-end iPad price? For the same level of performance of their lowest macbook air config?
- microtonal 4y agoMacBooks can run iPad apps, it's just that most software vendors switch this option off in the App Store. But I am using a bunch of iPad apps on the Mac. (E.g. search Eve Energy in the Mac App Store and the iPhone/iPad apps tab becomes visible.)