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iPad does not require macOS

by Poster May 9, 2024 47
I don't know when, but the saying that "iPad will be unproductive without getting rid of iPadOS" has gradually become mainstream. Even several Android tablets took the lead in using Linux containers to make their tablets "get rid of the shackles of the tablet system", but the experience is not particularly good (save file dialog box, conflict between UI layout and special-shaped screen, etc.). Although I personally hate that Internet companies deliberately restrict the functions of web pages to promote mobile software, it is undeniable that mobile apps have developed their own ecosystem on many occasions, such as FlipaClip, Shapr3D, CapCut and Polarr, etc. Although there are many functional shortcomings compared with the desktop apps they replace, in many cases they can do the job in a simpler way. In fact, the tablet has developed into a platform independent of the computer. At that time, the slogan "Your next computer, why a computer" did not mean that the iPad could replace the laptop, but that the person referred to in the text didn't necessarily need a "computer" in the traditional sense. Of course, there are a lot of bugs in iPadOS now (for example, the file App is stuck), but this is not a reason to give up iPadOS. ~ ~ And if the desktop platform is limited to Mac, then iPadOS actually has a game ecosystem that is far superior to macOS (although the types of games are different from PC) 🤣. ~ ~

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  • Poster May 10, 2024
    @ Anonymous46 # 20 In fact, the limitation of the file system mainly keeps programmers out. The code editor and compiler cannot share the same directory. But in fact, I posted this post mainly because I noticed that the main workflow of some people around me has been transferred to mobile apps. For example, one of my two high school classmates became an online class teacher and the other was selling classes on Douyin; Including the mechanical part of my course design once, which was also made on Shapr3D on iPad, although the final control part required a Mac to write code (I studied control, modeling only studied mechanical drawing, so this App is enough https://i.imgur.com/krir4IG.png). Another point worth mentioning about the modeling experience on iPad is that the acrylic sheet is customized on Taobao during the later production. The communication experience between Taobao client and seller is much better than that of the web version. (Although Taobao has begun to re-attach importance to the web version now)
  • Poster May 10, 2024
    @ Anonymous3321 # 22 But I feel like iPadOS may be at a disadvantage in this regard? iPadOS doesn't know the value does not support mainstream game encryption/anti-cheat means.
  • Anonymous4233 May 10, 2024
    Why should your next BMW be a Giant
  • Anonymous46 May 10, 2024
    @ Poster is not just programmers, but all the materials of graphic designers can only be transmitted through the sharing function inside the OS, and they can't be shared (Files can achieve limited shared storage, but most apps still need to import their own sandboxes to be used normally), which is against the sky to think about. As for the online class teachers and Douyin class sellers you mentioned, I don't know what their workflow is. If the main workflow is on the mobile side, it is normal to use an iPad to complete productivity. In fact, for suitable workflows The iPhone can also be used as the main productivity. The main thing I want to say is that the tasks that originally needed to be completed by computers are not replaced by iPadOS, and there is no sign of replacing them. This is far from Apple's claims of "the next computer"
  • Anonymous13813 May 11, 2024
    I think Sophie is a computer form I like very much. It can be used as a tablet or a PC
  • Anonymous8168 May 11, 2024
    Why not let the most powerful iPad run macOS? macOS already has the runtime of iOS, so that the iPad can only run the iOS APP on the touch screen. After connecting the external screen and keyboard and mouse, the macOS program can be run on the external screen, thus combining the tablet and desktop computer. How nice it is.
  • Anonymous3047 May 12, 2024
    Children's animation machine, I no longer know what I can do with it