I may have been wrong about iPadOS 18! 

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A lot of reviewers are comparing the iPad to the MacBook. That completely misses the point. The primary difference between a MacBook and an iPad is the pencil. If you don't use a pencil to do markups, art or handwriting, you flat out don't need an iPad. If you don't want to move around elements in a video edit using your finger, you don't need one either. But if you use the touch screen, there is nothing better than an iPad Pro. The new Pencil Pro is a huge leap forward. I use Photoshop to do image editing and I work three times faster on the iPad than I do using a Mac and trackpad. A MacBook is an all in one computer. It does everything reasonably good. The iPad Pro does a small group of things better than any other alternative. It isn't a replacement for a MacBook. It's its own thing. Reviewers don't seem to understand what that is.

I would have loved to have seen Apple give us proper Display support when you connect your iPad to a Mac via Thunderbolt. It’s baffling to me that you can’t use it as a properly adjustable display (including. Resolutions, Color Space, etc.) like you can any other normal monitor, so that it allows you to use it as a separate HDR reference monitor or a touchscreen with proper Apple pencil support running at a full 120hz. These two features alone would make the iPad a must buy for color critical work and any editing that can be done with a pen.

Photos doesn't need to do more than it does: organise his photos. It can use third-party applications to edit like Photomator or MaxCurve.

We hear from a lot of professionals who cannot use the iPad Pro for their workflow, especially photographers. I would love to hear from more professionals in professions who actually use the iPad for work. I’ve watched a few, they want different apps, pencil functionality and equipment to play nicely with.

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Fantastic video. As a professional programmer, I 💯% agree. Apple continues to inexplicably hamstring the iPad Pro and it is very frustrating. I wanted to spend the money to acquire an M4, but Apple gave me zero reason to do so. Apple is fumbling the ball with this amazing hardware. How long until their competitors start to offer what they won’t? Snapdragon X Elite is coming and it runs a real OS…. 👀

The only time ipadOS wins for me is when I can actually use it in my dev workflow. Until then its a fun roller coaster ride for 3000$ Nothin' but RAILS

You nailed it! Furthermore...I think that, given the current situation, Apple should REMOVE the word ‘Pro’ from the entire iPad lineup! iPadOS is definitely not a ‘pro’ operating system. When, and if, iPadOS gives us a REAL file system, REAL multitasking, REAL support for pointing devices (trackpad, mouse), REAL management of external peripherals, and REAL support for external monitors, then and only then can Apple put the ‘Pro’ label back on its iPads!

Cool part two

spot on!

Apple should load MacOS in iPad pro and discontinue MacBook Air.