Yeah, the iPad is its own separate thing at this point...
iPad 10 / Mini = iBook/MacBook
iPad Air = MacBook Air
iPad Pro = MacBook Pro
It's like, you used to run Adobe Photoshop on that base iBook/MacBook, even though it wasn't ideal. It was good enough for using the basic tools and learning the UI. Eventually you end up actually using a lot of it, or maybe you move onto presets and sliders in Lightroom to get the same results. It determines whether you invest into a Wacom, are okay with a MacBook Air, or you need a 15" Pro over the 13".
Now it's the same thing with the base iPad/iPad Mini. They aren't the devices you should be running Affinity Photo on, but it's good enough until you're ready to get a better iPad, and in the 2020's, you are getting another iPad because there's no point going the Mac route after learning to navigate a UI by touch. A lot of people do end up working with Wacoms on their Macs to get away from the mouse/keyboard. That guy in another thread complaining about carpal tunnel from using his keyboard is an example of why.
That's why they focus on file management, multitasking, and have those new APIs for custom toolbars. Everything moving forward is going to be more about working with documents rather than apps, which is what Stage Manager is getting to.
They most likely learnt from the one port MacBook and Touch Bar that the Mac needs to stay a Mac.
iPad 10 / Mini = iBook/MacBook
iPad Air = MacBook Air
iPad Pro = MacBook Pro
It's like, you used to run Adobe Photoshop on that base iBook/MacBook, even though it wasn't ideal. It was good enough for using the basic tools and learning the UI. Eventually you end up actually using a lot of it, or maybe you move onto presets and sliders in Lightroom to get the same results. It determines whether you invest into a Wacom, are okay with a MacBook Air, or you need a 15" Pro over the 13".
Now it's the same thing with the base iPad/iPad Mini. They aren't the devices you should be running Affinity Photo on, but it's good enough until you're ready to get a better iPad, and in the 2020's, you are getting another iPad because there's no point going the Mac route after learning to navigate a UI by touch. A lot of people do end up working with Wacoms on their Macs to get away from the mouse/keyboard. That guy in another thread complaining about carpal tunnel from using his keyboard is an example of why.
That's why they focus on file management, multitasking, and have those new APIs for custom toolbars. Everything moving forward is going to be more about working with documents rather than apps, which is what Stage Manager is getting to.
They most likely learnt from the one port MacBook and Touch Bar that the Mac needs to stay a Mac.
