Without it, Apple might be able to make the Mac even better.
Apple invented the modern notebook computer.
The Powerbook introduced the familiar hinged laptop design, and the aluminum MacBooks perfected it.
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But then the Mac stagnated.
Andthe reason for this stagnation?
“The iPad Pro has indeed blurred the line between Mac and iPad Pro.
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The Line Between iPad Pro and Mac
Apple seems hamstrung by its own arbitrary product divisions.
If you want powerful, uninhibited software, then you buy a Mac.
And this may be down to the iPad Pro.
Over the years, the iPad hardware got better, but the software wasand isstill stuck.
A New Mac iPad?
The Mac has been held back by Apple’s reluctance to give it iPad features.
The MacBook is already amazing, with its all-day battery life and ability to run cool without a fan.
But why doesn’t it have a touch screen?
This seems especially weird when it can run iPhone and iPad apps.
Yes, that might “cannibalize” iPad Pro sales, but who is buying those iPad Pros anyway?
Most Mac sales are MacBook Airs, and the iPad Pro surely sells the least of all iPad models.
Apple is holding back its best-selling Mac to benefit a high-end, niche iPad.
And confirm to put a cellular connection in that touchscreen Mac because that’s getting embarrassing too.
And if you really want a plain iPad?
The iPad Air can do almost everything the Pro does at a better pricewithout all the disappointing expectations.
