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ilovejedd · 07-02-2022, 02:37 PM

Consider other Apple devices with Pro in their names:

iPhone Pro
AirPods Pro

I think my cousin just spent $1500 on his iPhone Pro but there’s no way that will be replacing his MBP for work. They aren’t really pro devices and are primarily just more expensive. Only the Macs have Pro lines that are actually geared towards heavy duty professional use.

In your ideal world, iPad Pros would be more similar (software-wise) to Macs. In reality though, the iPad Pros are still just iPads—just higher end, more expensive ones. Heck, even the iPad Air 5 currently has the same guts and offers the same level of productivity (AP2 & Magic Keyboard compatibility) as the iPad Pro 11”.

Regardless of Apple marketing, I don’t think Apple really wants people to buy iPad Pros instead of Macs. They want customers to buy iPads (whether Pro or not) in addition to Macs (hence Continuity, Sidecar, Universal Control, etc).

As for the interface being a mess, for pure tablet use, I find iOS/iPadOS is still better than Windows.

Besides, even if iPad Pros don’t sell as much as lower end iPads, Apple probably has much higher profit margins on these. I reckon this (and iPhones) is probably what helps pay for R&D and tooling that eventually trickles down to lower end models.

07-02-2022, 02:37 PM	#19
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,110 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	Consider other Apple devices with Pro in their names: iPhone Pro AirPods Pro I think my cousin just spent $1500 on his iPhone Pro but there’s no way that will be replacing his MBP for work. They aren’t really pro devices and are primarily just more expensive. Only the Macs have Pro lines that are actually geared towards heavy duty professional use. In your ideal world, iPad Pros would be more similar (software-wise) to Macs. In reality though, the iPad Pros are still just iPads—just higher end, more expensive ones. Heck, even the iPad Air 5 currently has the same guts and offers the same level of productivity (AP2 & Magic Keyboard compatibility) as the iPad Pro 11”. Regardless of Apple marketing, I don’t think Apple really wants people to buy iPad Pros instead of Macs. They want customers to buy iPads (whether Pro or not) in addition to Macs (hence Continuity, Sidecar, Universal Control, etc). As for the interface being a mess, for pure tablet use, I find iOS/iPadOS is still better than Windows. Besides, even if iPad Pros don’t sell as much as lower end iPads, Apple probably has much higher profit margins on these. I reckon this (and iPhones) is probably what helps pay for R&D and tooling that eventually trickles down to lower end models. Last edited by ilovejedd; 07-02-2022 at 02:39 PM.