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Originally Posted by SCION
I wasn't aware of the mouse limitation. What happens when you try to pair a bluetooth mouse?
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In general, they do not pair (BT support for mice is not present on iOS). In the past, you could jailbreak and add this capability, but I don't know if that still works with recent devices and iOS versions (at least there are no recent YouTube videos on the matter), or how well it worked.
Given how Apple has ridiculed Windows for supporting touchscreens on desktop and laptop computers (because of the obvious ergonomic issues with holding your arm out to touch the screen for any length of time), it is ironic that iPads have exactly the same ergonomic issue when you have them in a stand (for extended keyboarding) and have to do something with the UI (other than the meager navigation that keyboards support). Especially now that they are positioning this as a 'for business' device vis a vis Surface Pro and similar devices.
And apparently there's no system level support for handwriting recognition, when using the stylus. Microsoft is way ahead on this.
I keep thinking I'm missing something. Haven't watched the keynote intro yet, but I don't see how they can position this stylus thing as being 'better' than having mouse support, except for 'drawing' specifically. And why not have both?
I'm also wondering where iPad Pro leaves Wacom, Adonit, 53 and their rather heroic (but seemingly doomed) efforts to make a stylus that works well with an iPad. Will third party styluses be possible, eventually? (it seems not, at least for now)