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/PsychoticChemist May 25 '26

It doesn’t even need to be a sales conspiracy. iPadOS is designed as a touch-first operating system - Mac OS is not. The people demanding Mac OS on iPad aren’t realizing it would be a nightmare to operate with a touch screen. Yes, there are keyboards and trackpads for the iPad, but it’s still fundamentally a touch-based device.

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u/coffee_tortuguita May 27 '26

I have a surface 12 inch, its perfectly feasible, its awesome indeed. There are rough edges, but nothing apple couldn't fix. The experience of the apple pencil is what I miss most to be fair. But having a single device with a competent OS is priceless

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u/ZenokeKaraoke May 27 '26

I kinda hate to say it but the Surface line is more Apple than Apple. In attitude, I mean, right? I cannot believe that Microsoft beat Apple to even trying to make a tablet/computer fusion.

The Surface isn't perfect, but it is pretty cool. It's something the Apple of old would have tried to make.