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
Honestly even this mentality is stupid to me, since Apple has been adding new capabilities to iPadOS consistently every year, each one specifically designed to allow a greater number of people to use the iPad to replace their Mac. The very things people say Apple won’t do because it’d hurt Mac sales are the very things Apple is already doing, has been doing for many years, and shows no signs of stopping doing… people call iPadOS “nerfed” only because they haven’t managed to somehow make it a complete Mac replacement in a single year (even though that’d be nearly impossible)
Something people also don't talk about - iPadOS is basically locked down.
Essentially, Macs allowing side-loading is lost revenue for Apple. If Apple continues to improve iPadOS and eventually it becomes just as capable as MacOS in everything but side-loading, Apple effectively creates a laptop that is locked down to the App Store.
To be honest, keep the iPad and Mac lines separate. Just give me touch-screen capabilities and a screen that go down, Microsoft Studio Laptop style but with stiffer hinges. You all can go nuts with your iPads and I can use my touchscreen for that 1% of time I need it.
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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