Friends Kingdom: Re: [iPad] Re: iPad Pro Review: Why I Returned the New iPad

I think we can be sure that Apple are working on an OSX tablet. Until something comes of that, those of us sentimentally and aesthetically attached to Apple will be happy continuing to get by with two or three or even more separate platforms. (I just bought a bare-bones Windows laptop - $300 Asus - so I could have a full OS on the road. Unfortunately, Apple's not interested in that price point.)

Consumer IT in our time - and maybe forever, from now on - will keep offering a jumble of enticing options, with those of us drawn to these gadgets hopping around among all the moving targets. (Kris, I bought what looks like a nice "audio extractor" for the new Apple TV at Micro Center the other day.)

On Nov 27, 2015, at 9:21 AM, Devitt devittad@comcast.net [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Merging the abilities of both OSs would make for a huge resource-hog OS which would slow down response and take up a humongous amount of memory, not to mention the size of laptop apps, too. I shudder to think what an iPad with such a system would cost if it had a 500Mb-1T drive-- if miniaturizing such a beast enough is even possible. And most users just don't need all the resources of both so it would be expensive overkill for us. I can see Apple adding touch abilities to their laptop somewhere down the road, but probably not the reverse.

Sorry, David. I think you're stuck with the Surface. If that works better for you than an iPad, go for it. That's why we need competition; so everyone can find a personalized solution for their individual needs. It's highly unlikely a "perfect" machine will be built to make everyone happy. Especially at a marginally affordable price.

Just my 2 cents.

Cathy

They could make OSX touch capable. I guess you could have iOS on there as well, switch between them.
I feel that a tablet OS is better for a tablet. Its sparse, less busy, less packed, ideal for touch. If OSX and iOS had the same functionality, andapps were full, you could use either, so Id use OSX on a Mac with mouse, or iOS on a tablet with touch. The UX is great on both, its just thatiOS is missing functionality.
TC says it can do anything a laptop can do. No. You don't have to find clunky workarounds to do stuff on a laptop. Technically you probably cando everything if you found workarounds but who would. Its a truthful statement that is misleading.
Me, I'll just use my iPad for what it does well and is a pleasure to use.

From: "David Smith david.smith.14916@gmail.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 27 November 2015 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] iPad Pro Review: Why I Returned the New iPad

I'd like an OSX tablet. That seems a no-brainer. I imagine Apple are already working on that. iPad Air for reading - it's book sized and light - and OSX tablet for working. The only thing standing in the way of the latter is a willingness to break off the keyboard and make OSX work with touch and voice. But then, who will need iOS?
Really, all this is up in the air. Could be that current tablets are just a temporary thing - that something very different will catch on. After all, a tablet is basically just a laptop with the keyboard torn off.
I keep coming back to the Surface, which seems to have bypassed the two-OS problem. But it's done it with Microsoft's unfortunate lack of style. If only Apple could see that light and fold iOS onto OSX, with Apple's design sense to make the result a pleasure to use.

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