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Apple’s Craig Federighi on the long road to the iPad’s Mac-like multitasking (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Personally, I was shocked that they did the thing that people have been asking them to do for years. I expected them to continue to dig their heels in and ship another halfstep / half-assed measure.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (21 children)

I think it's hilarious that people will buy an iPhone, iPad and Macbook and not realize the only thing that's different about them is the software. Any restriction is manufactured.

edit: apparently I've upset some Apple users. I apologize. My point was that the features each class of device has is manufactured to ensure you buy 3 products instead of 1 while the hardware inside is essentially the same. Like restricting touch and pen support isn't about hardware limitations; it's about getting you to spend. If you're happy with a company that does that you, then hey you do you, but don't get upset when that fact is pointed out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't think a macbook can fit in my pocket ... and I don't think the (virtual) keyboard on an iphone is a "manufactured restriction" compared to a macbook

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago

Either they are idiots, or they are dumb AI bots…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A small box you can stick into 3 different cases, one looking like a laptop, another like a tablet and another like a phone, can.

Or a phone you stick into the former two, like a dock station. One could do this with Ubuntu Phone, sadly they failed.

One can argue that the case of a MacBook and its screen and the keyboard account for much of its cost, but I think the fact itself that it's a single device with different UIs would make many situations more convenient. No need to synchronize files - it's already the same storage medium. No need to charge 3 separate devices. No need to stop your work when switching.

And yeah, I still think the "computer" part costs a lot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It has been done before. It was deemed impractical.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Has been done before by whom and for what?

Say, the particular case could have been a failure because of Android not being a very good desktop OS, or the hardware being too weak. I can't think of a precedent though, even such.

Deemed impractical by whom and for what?

Say, if it was a braindead monkey or an Apple fanboy, then irrelevant.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

You guys sure display a crazy obsession with "Apple Fanboys" in this sub… The amount of Applephobia… Phew! As if the new release had you all flustered or something…

Gotta take a bite and taste the Apple at some point!

Can’t stay in the closet forever, ya know?

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