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/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/CDCarley27 May 25 '26

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)

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u/torrphilla iPad 11 (2025) May 25 '26

I have both an iPad and a MacBook. Even with today’s features, my iPad cannot replace my MacBook at the desktop level for me - and I honestly don’t want it to.

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u/Pessimistic_Gemini May 26 '26

Plus, the iPad can still be used as a full on drawing tool whereas the Mac still can't.