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This is where this part of the thread started https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45594747 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45594747 > The ability to run
by raw_anon_1111 1y ago
This is where this part of the thread started
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45594747 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45594747
> The ability to run Xcode? Maybe run Linux in a VM (no, emulation does not count). Maybe run nvim with python/node/rust/go/gcc toolchains on the iPad? How about Wireshark? I really liked using Nixdroid on my Pixel, why can't I have something similar on iOS/iPadOS?
Android can run Android Studio. Why can't an iPad run Xcode?
How much of that could you do on your Dynabook? How was web browsing? The office suites? Video and audio editing? The office suites? Even the games?
- pjmlp 1y agoMaybe one day iPadOS users will get what using a full blown OS on a tablet actually means. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-pro https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-pro Think different.
- raw_anon_1111 1y agoThe very first review I found https://www.pcworld.com/article/2795490/microsoft-surface-pro-2025-review.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2795490/microsoft-surface-pr... This compact tablet runs on a Snapdragon X Plus chip and is built for casual browsing and office work. It’s not high-end The screen has a semi-high brightness IPS panel, 2196×1464 pixel resolution, and a 60 or 90 Hz frame rate. You’ll have to set it up manually; dynamic frequency is not supported. It’s not full pro quality on the screen, With a 12-inch screen and 3:2 aspect ratio The processor doesn’t even stack up well against the cheap base model iPad.
- pjmlp 1y agoThat is not thinking different.
- raw_anon_1111 1y agoSo it’s slower, a worse display, a worse aspect ratio for a tablet, and Microsoft’s x86 emulator is notoriously slow and there are many fewer ARM native apps?