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Apple Silicon iPad + Magic Keyboard is 4:3. Apple could put MacOS on the same hardware and sell it as a new product, if their goal was to make money.
by walterbell 2y ago
Apple Silicon iPad + Magic Keyboard is 4:3.
Apple could put MacOS on the same hardware and sell it as a new product, if their goal was to make money.
- okasaki 2y agoYes. ThinkPad X1 Fold is also 4:3. Kind of niche devices both though, and expensive.
- nouripenny 2y agoOn MacOS, you can install whatever you want. On iPadOS, Apple's the rentier middleman with the App Store. If the iPad could run MacOS, I'd search for a lightweight stand (like Roost or Nexstand K1), and use my own keyboard. Closer to ultralight computing. For a 2nd monitor, I'd use another iPad with Sidecar.
- wongogue 2y agoThey make more money the current way where people buy a MacBook on top of an iPad which has no competition.
- walterbell 2y agoThey can make even more money from the people who will buy a MacBook, iPad and MacPad. Each for different purposes.