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Wow, the original iPad Pro 12.9” is incapable of functioning 3 apps at the same time

MikhailT said:
You didn't even know what iOS 11 was going to give you in the first place when you bought your "1,400$" iPad. Sorry but you're never going to be happy in the technology world if you think you are entitled to all software features that were never promised nor announced.

You got exactly what you bought, it has nothing to do with Apple or planned obsolescence. This is the nature of every technology products with no maintenance policy, you're not entitled to any future features unless it has been explicitly promised by the company. Apple should've explain why it was in the first beta and pulled but they're not obligated and they suck for doing this for sure.

Macs have the same problem, I remember certain features were not made available to certain macs like '12 rMBP in future macOS updates even though there were user patches that made the said features available and working fine. I forgot what it was, AirDrop maybe? I don't recall but Macs/macOS definitely isn't immune to obsolescence.
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The problem is, Apple try to sell their iPad pro being as good as buying a full laptop, so yeah, the one year old iPad pro 12,9 should be supported with full featured software updates just like new iMac are for years. The first iPad pro is still a perfectly powerful device so there is just no excuse.

But that being said, I still don't understand people buying tablets to use like a computer even if Apple wants you to believe it is. I never bought an iPad for that purpose and my iMac was and always will be my real machine for more than light web browning and media viewing. And iMac even the lowest one, is just a little more $$ than an iPad pro with keyboard.
 
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Anyone with a 2nd generation ipad pro 12,9 confirming that three apps are simultaneously working for them? I’m still willing to believe this could just be a bug in beta for now.
 
The work around no longer works on my iPad Pro 9.7” with latest beta (PB4 / beta 5).
 
SoYoung said:
But that being said, I still don't understand people buying tablets to use like a computer even if Apple wants you to believe it is. I never bought an iPad for that purpose and my iMac was and always will be my real machine for more than light web browning and media viewing. And iMac even the lowest one, is just a little more $$ than an iPad pro with keyboard.
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I’m an early adopter so take this with a grain of salt, but I’ve always been rooting for the iPad in this is-it-a-computer debate. I’ve been using my pro as my default computer since it came out. Sure, there are things that a desktop or laptop can do that an iPad can’t, but I hit these snags infrequently enough that I’m not bothered by it. I end up doing most of my work on my iPad, and value the extreme portability and the fact that you can do things like annotate a pdf, take meeting notes long hand w/ pencil, etc that you can’t do on a computer. Ultimately I don’t view this as an either-or. I have a desktop to use when needed, and I have a Pro to use other times. It works great for me, and now it’s even better with iOS 11.
 
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aakshey said:
It has now been proven beyond reasonable doubt that Apple unnecessarily and intentionally limits the features and performance of its older devices with the sole purpose of forcing people to upgrade to their newer hardware.

And their methodology of forcing users is by not allowing them to move back to older software once the upgrade is done. Security updates are unfortunately and catagorically only an excuse given by Apple.

What say guys?
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As much as I hate to say it, I rest my case. The recent beta updates have made Apple’s stance clear and catagorical in this regard. The benefit of doubt Apple fans were bestowing on them has been proven unworthy and negated by the company.

There should now be no doubt in anybody’s mind that planned obscolence is as real as you or me.

Ironical as it may seem, a company like Microsoft primarily sells software. You would have thought their vested interest would be in people upgrading their software as often as possible. Yet, the system requirements since Windows Vista haven’t changed much. And even older hardware runs their OS perfectly fine. Better in fact as one could argue.

The irony on the other hand is that though Apple sells hardware only (mainly?), one would think they would want their hardware to last as long as possible. However, that has never been the case. Future software updates are released by Apple with the sole intention of sabotaging older devices. Which is rather unfortunate but still just as true.
 
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aakshey said:
Ironical as it may seem, a company like Microsoft primarily sells software. You would have thought their vested interest would be in people upgrading their software as often as possible. Yet, the system requirements since Windows Vista haven’t changed much. And even older hardware runs their OS perfectly fine. Better in fact as one could argue.

The irony on the other hand is that though Apple sells hardware only (mainly?), one would think they would want their hardware to last as long as possible. However, that has never been the case. Future software updates are released by Apple with the sole intention of sabotaging older devices. Which is rather unfortunate but still just as true.
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I can’t see the irony. Microsoft expects to sell as much software as they can, so it makes sense for them to have windows able to perform on older machinery, while apple selling devices makes them handicap older ones. As i am not a board member at either companies i only think that’s their thought process.

Either way, i wish they wouldn’t try to force me to upgrade so soon, i honestly stand in disbelief. It just feels wrong especially after seeing it working on previous betas. This was my first early adoption and i guess, also my last, unless this is fixed.
 
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says_stuff said:
I can’t see the irony. Microsoft expects to sell as much software as they can, so it makes sense for them to have windows able to perform on older machinery, while apple selling devices makes them handicap older ones. As i am not a board member at either companies i only think that’s their thought process.

Either way, i wish they wouldn’t try to force me to upgrade so soon, i honestly stand in disbelief. It just feels wrong especially after seeing it working on previous betas. This was my first early adoption and i guess, also my last, unless this is fixed.
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Go back early adopters have always been on the short side of ios updates and feature support period, meanwhile the second gen devices have been treated like the golden child
 
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The irony is that MS rarely releases a new OS. And doesn't really intend to charge much to consumers for it. Now compare that to Apple.
 
aakshey said:
The irony on the other hand is that though Apple sells hardware only (mainly?), one would think they would want their hardware to last as long as possible. However, that has never been the case.
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Of course this has not been the case. Apple is not making money from people not buying new hardware because they always can run all new features on existing hardware anyway.
 
SoYoung said:
The problem is, Apple try to sell their iPad pro being as good as buying a full laptop, so yeah, the one year old iPad pro 12,9 should be supported with full featured software updates just like new iMac are for years. The first iPad pro is still a perfectly powerful device so there is just no excuse.
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...and by 1 year old iPad Pro 12.9 you mean almost 2 year old since it came out in November 2015.
 
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