
That post-PC future is the vision Apple has always discussed, been mocked for discussing, and will eventually create. Instead, it reflects Apple’s ambition to evolve its tablet platform in order to define the post-PC future. So today’s “Apple-delays-something” story is not really a story about delays at all. It’s also relevant to note that Stage Manager, the feature Apple is allegedly delaying the release of iPad OS 16 for, only works on iPads equipped with M-series chips, which, given the marquee status of the feature, speaks volumes about the direction of travel for the range. I’m not party to the sales data, but I can’t really recommend an entry-level iPad above an M-series iPad Air, which I guess is why Apple plans some big changes for the 10 th edition entry-level iPad. While the A-series entry-level iPad was introduced with the iPhone 13, the M1 iPad Air was announced alongside the Mac Studio.
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To be post PC it needs more Mac than phone Not only does it enable Apple to ensure both Mac and iPad operating systems (hopefully) work well together, but it may fit Apple’s future hardware introduction schedule better. In other words, while the move to release the OS on a different schedule than iOS may seem dramatic because it feels like a change, it feels like a change that is good to make. It’s a tool that can be used in situations, such as in airplane cockpits, among cabin crew, or on the factory floor, that laptops just aren’t ideal for. The iPad is a full-fledged PC replacement, at least, some of the time. The iPad is no longer a giant iPhone, as netbook makers once argued before iPads put them out of business. It supports real productivity apps, and (from the iPad Air and above) uses the same processor as Apple Silicon Macs.

The iPad has become an ultra-portable solution Mac owners can use to get things done, one that can handle most of the tasks people once used a Mac or PC to tackle. iPad is more Mac than iPhoneĪny Mac/iPad user who has worked with Universal Control understands that Apple is building the two platforms to complement each other while retaining the unique advantages of each.

I’m happy for Apple to take time to get things right, but I also think it makes more sense for iPad OS to be released in step with macOS, than with the iPhone OS.
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Testing has revealed some flaws/bugs in the code as it is so far.

