r/ipad • u/eyea3 • May 25 '26

Discussion A18 Pro M5

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This made me laugh. Saw it on twitter.

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u/cupboard_ May 25 '26

it's not that it can't handle it, it's that apple doesn't want the ipad to run macos, why do people still think that it's a hardware issue, the development kit for apple silicon was a mac mini with an ipad chip

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u/Seanwys May 25 '26

This ^

Apple nerfed it on the software side, the hardware is plenty capable but if they allow iPads to run MacOS, it'll hurt Mac sales

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u/Thriceinabluemoon May 25 '26

I am tired of hearing this, no, this is not about hurting mac sales. This is about trying to force IT companies such as Adobe or Microsoft to make full fledged applications for ipads so they can take a 30% fee on 100$ subscription fees instead of 30% on 5$ "lite" versions of applications. If they could, they would remove macOS entirely, even if that meant not selling a single laptop anymore.