It’scalled Freeform, and it’s kind of like a never-ending whiteboard.
For a first effort, it’s not bad.
Whats there is quite slick and works well.
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The app never seems to misinterpret a pen stroke or gesture.
This is exactly what Apple is good at.
The Apple Pencil, the iPad cursor support, and Apples trackpads are all the best around.
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Zooming and panning are smooth, and it works really well inside iPadOS 16s new multi-window Stage Manager environment.
There are some oddities, though.
On the other hand, Apple has already gone deep in places other software makers never bother to touch.
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Stiff Competition
Apples challenge is to get people to use its collaborative tools.
Thats the whole point of collaborative software, after all.
Viewed from this angle, Freeform is a smart move.
“When it comes to collaborative apps, Apple is up against some stiff competition.
So can Apple hope to compete with them?
It’s tough to say,” software engineer and collaborative software userRobin Salvadortold Lifewire via email.
“Is it for professionals?
And without a clear target market, it’s difficult to say how well Apple will do.”
But Apple’s biggest liability here is also its strength in other areas.
Freeform, along with Pages, Numbers, Keynote, etc., is Apple-only.
So unless your work environment is 100% Apple, all bets are off.
Still, this could be great for anyone planning a complicated vacation or moving to a new house.
