They don't know, because they're just repeating what they hear on YouTube 🤣
Bought F83A from Doqo. As close to non-existent Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad Mini as you can get (and I have Apple's for my iPad Pro). Definitely does not suck beyond the point that you're trying to have keyboard for 8 inch device.
There’s the Files program that essentially is like Finder. Does that not suffice? It’s been working well for me.
It’s a bit clunky if you try to do anything beyond super simple
Why do you think a “majority of people” ask for that? I definitely want a better MK (specially a better trackpad). And I’d bet a great majority of iPad users care more about that (which impacts usability a lot) than about the other stuff. File management is already fine for 95% of users, better multitasking is always good, but seldomly used in tablets, while the iPad multitasking UI is already unrivaled.
File management isn't what compels people to have a Mac in addition to an iPad; there are other larger issues like desktop apps which do that. But the trend is for people to claim that anything they feel is lacking to be the thing which apple wont change because "they want to force you to also buy a Mac".
This site also reports on factual information, right? Yes, it’s called “MacRumors” but the reporting does not stop with just rumors. As long as that is the case, they should write accordingly and explicitly indicate what is rumor and what is not.
If you take the laptop with you in your travels, it's very easy to scratch the screen with the keys, because the laptop is always next to other things in the bag or backpack that causes the pressure on the display surface to increase, hence making the inside part unkindly touch the keyboard.
Let's qualify that with "a normal small laptop". Considering the keyboard probably cant be moved further back without your fingers hitting the iPad, they could only accomplish that if the keys were smaller, but is a better trackpad experience worth an inferior typing experience? If the 14"-16" iPad rumors are true you will get a MK with a larger trackpad.
I would argue that the iPad is far less likely to flex and touch the keyboard under the same pressure as a MacBook display is.
Sure, but you said that better file management is the thing which will stop people from also buying a Mac, which is simply not true. Even if the iPad had the MacOS Finder, people who need a Mac would still need a Mac to run their Mac apps. However, running all your Mac apps even with the existing Files app would reduce Mac sales. Of course you cant run Mac apps without a menubar which is something iPadOS doesn't have.
Yeah, I suspect they might be pushing against the boundaries of the iPad. I don't see the iPad as a desktop replacement and don‘t use it like one.
Yeah, there are fundamental differences between how files are handled between a touch OS and mouse OS. Even simple base functionality like single-tap vs double-click changes how you interact. The two OSes just work differently and frustration caused by these differences are the core of the "I need better file management" want.
This means you annoy half of your users by not letting them charge in the direction they’re used to, as well as make the pencil less stable when it’s attached.
