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I don't understand these articles, they've stumbled upon what many of us have known which is that the iPad just doesn't feel the same as a Macbook laptop. The i
by NoPicklez 2y ago
I don't understand these articles, they've stumbled upon what many of us have known which is that the iPad just doesn't feel the same as a Macbook laptop. The iPad just doesn't suit what they need, some people it does suit them better, others not.
They could've just gone back to the Macbook and left the iPad for others, but felt the need for an article.
I was telling people back in 2012 that whilst the iPad is a shiny new thing, it doesn't fit the bill like a laptop and subsequently our staff wanted both laptops and iPads once they realised that.
There's a lot of loose connections and frustrations in this article whereby the Surface Pro not being able to upgrade to Windows 11 being another source of issues, whilst this also impacts Desktop users it still wouldn't fix the keyboard and trackpad issues.
If you like the Macbook and its functionality, keep buying a damn Macbook then. Apple didn't lock you into anything, you tried to use a different Apple product in the same way you use your Macbook and found out they're not designed to work that way.
- ForHackernews 2y ago>they're not designed to work that way. It would be more accurate to say that they are designed not to work that way. In modern times, every limited-purpose internet-connected gadget is actually a general-purpose computer that has been deliberately crippled. The reason you can't run arbitrary software on "your" iPad is because they have locked it down so Apple owns the hardware, not you.
- amelius 2y agoYes, the iPad is a vending machine, owned and run by Apple, but paid for by you, the customer.
- scarface_74 2y agoI have the option of paying for every subscription service I use on my iPad without paying Apple a dime - ChatGPT, Google drive, Office 365, every streaming service, Kindle books etc
- NoPicklez 2y agoSo do I, I just don't sign up for the subscription through Apple's services but natively through the provider.
- scarface_74 2y agoYes. But if the price is the same, it’s much easier to manage subscriptions through Apple. Many don’t allow you to subscribe through Apple.
- NoPicklez 2y agoMany don't allow you to subscribe through Apple because Apple charges them a fee for doing so. Even as an Apple fanboy I can understand why they would pull native sign ups through Apple.
- amelius 2y agoThat's because the content provider is forced to pay Apple, and they are doing it with your money of course.
- scarface_74 2y agoThat’s just the point - when you pay outside the App Store, Apple gets no money for the subscription
- ForHackernews 2y agoCan you even use an iPad without an Apple cloud account? Can you install anything on it?
- scarface_74 2y agoWhat’s wrong with using thier “cloud account”? The issue I was addressing is that subscription based services and software can be paid outside of the App Store and a lot of them don’t have an option to pay through the App Store like Netflix and Spotify.
- NoPicklez 2y agoI think we need to look at this in terms of what was the stock product originally designed to do, as opposed to with unlimited skills and expertise what COULD I do with this general purpose computer that most others wouldn't be doing. A Macbook is a laptop, an iPad is a touch screen tablet. It doesn't matter how much I COULD rip it apart and reshape it, they were originally intended to be used differently. Buying one and expecting it to function the same way as the other is fine, but if it doesn't who is to blame. I could buy a hatchback to travel and sleep in, but I'd probably need to buy a caravan and perhaps replace the engine to tow it and add a tow bar. Whereas I could just buy a caravan. Complaining I can't convert the hatchback into a capable van is beside the original point.
- aleph_minus_one 2y ago> Complaining I can't convert the hatchback into a capable van is beside the original point. This is Hacker News. A hacker is someone who tries to find a way to make toast using a coffee maker.
- NoPicklez 2y agoRight, but we're not discussing an article written by someone on Hackernews but The Register
- aleph_minus_one 2y agoBut we are discussing the article on Hacker News. :-)
- ForHackernews 2y agoThe form factor is irrelevant: an iPad, a macbook, a tivo, a smart fridge, a raspberry Pi - they're all Turing-complete systems that can (in principle) execute any arbitrary code that can be compiled for that architecture. It has nothing to do with ripping out engines or tearing anything apart. If Apple didn't deliberately prevent you from installing unsigned software or operating systems, you'd be able to do that. A much better analogy would be the engine governor installed by manufacturers to prevent a car from going as fast as the hardware otherwise could.
- throwaway290 2y ago> In modern times, every limited-purpose internet-connected gadget is actually a general-purpose computer that has been deliberately crippled. The reason you can't run arbitrary software on "your" iPad is because they have locked it down so Apple owns the hardware, not you. So you also blame Microsoft or Samsung for not letting you do this on an xbox or some fridge with a screen?:)
- ForHackernews 2y agoYes, of course. I try to avoid buying nerfed toys. I'm mildly concerned that general-purpose computers able to run unsigned code will disappear from the marketplace in the next 15-20 years.
- walterbell 2y ago> not designed to work that way Owners of unmodified M1+ iPad Pros and iPadOS 16.3 can run performant Linux/other VMs, e.g. Linux web server and iOS client. Owners of unmodified M1+ iPad Pros with iPadOS 16.4+ can very-slowly run Linux/other VMs via UTM emulation. Owners of jailbroken M1+ iPad Pros can run Linux/other VMs by adding hypervisor entitlement.
- NoPicklez 2y agoSo then why doesn't the writer do that?
- walterbell 2y agoIt's mostly limited to those who own older iPads and operating systems, rather than 2025 buyers of new devices?