![]() Would it have been possible to build a tablet OS that carries all the power of a desktop operating system without the burden of all its accumulated complexities? Apple’s stubborn insistence on a locked down environment is clearly holding the platform back, but perhaps their fundamental mistake was using iPhone OS’s application model and file system abstractions as a foundation. But that vision never panned out, and desktop platforms still carry a sizable advantage in flexibility and capability, at the expense of complexity and accessibility. I think 10ish years ago there was the perception that the iPad was to the Mac what the Mac was to the Apple II… a new paradigm in computing that would soon surpass the capabilities of the platforms that preceded it. Beyond the Tablet: Seven Years of iPad as My Main ComputerġPassword App Store Audio Hijack Pro BetterTouchTool CleanShot X Fantastical iOS Multitasking iPad Pro iPadOS iPadOS 15 Mac MacBook Pro macOS 12 Monterey Raycast Shortcuts.Things like running multiple shortcuts at once using keyboard shortcuts, setting up all my shortcuts on the Stream Deck, and the kind of power user apps available on the Mac are pushing the Shortcuts ecosystem much further in just one year than iPad saw in multiple years of development - beyond everything else Federico lists There are several Mac-only features in Shortcuts, but the multitude of ways to run shortcuts in the background on macOS is the one that truly sets it apart. With the MacBook Pro, the App Store does not dictate the kind of software I can run on my machine I am free to create my own experience – and tweak it over time – by installing apps and system modifications that go beyond putting apps on my Home Screen. The single most important quality of macOS I’ve rediscovered over the past few months is the freedom to use my computer however I want. More importantly, however, this keyboard has an extra row of function keys, whose absence I’ve long considered the single most limitating aspect of the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. It’s a real keyboard: the layout and size is perfect for my hands, the keys feel great, and I love the black area around the keys it’s a very tasteful look. The computer doesn’t punish you for trying to do computer-y things. Now, it’s not like all these things are possible on macOS because of ports (except for, you know, the multiple monitors thing): it’s just that they’re more user-friendly and well, nicer than trying to do the same on iPad. And I don’t think I’m the only iPad user who has felt this way.įor the past six months, I’ve been using my MacBook Pro instead of the iPad Pro to get my work done on a daily basis. That’s why I believe 2022 – and the upcoming WWDC – will be a make-or-break year for iPad software. ![]() If my requirements are no longer aligned with Apple’s priorities for iPadOS, I can switch to a different computer. As much as I love the iPad, at some point I have to face its current reality: if Apple thinks iPadOS isn’t a good fit for the kind of functionalities people like me need, that’s fine, but perhaps it’s time to try something else.
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