Apple is known for "innovating" things in the tech industry. Will the iPad Pro pass as another innovation by the Cupertino-based tech giant?
The iPad Pro was introduced very recently and it's already drawing mixed reactions from everyone. Apple might have overdone it with the 12.9-inch touch screen that can be used alongside the expensive $99 stylus.
Apple seems to be taking the same path as Microsoft did with the Surface Pro, taking a tablet and turning it into a netbook-like device. The iPad Pro is being marketed as a keyboard-compatible iPad that Apple claims can replace a regular notebook.
The new iPad Pro packs a lot of punch for a tablet. Macworld reported that the processor used in the iPad Pro is now 22 times faster and more powerful than the very first iPad's processor. It also has an undoubtedly larger RAM at 4GB. What's even more impressive is Apple's claimed 360 times faster graphic performance compared to the original iPad model.
Regardless of the more powerful features and specs, the iPad Pro may still be stuck in the middle. Since it's still essentially just a larger tablet, the apps are still mobile-based. Most applications and websites used on desktop computers are not really compatible with mobile devices.
The biggest issue may lie in how the iPad Pro opens websites. Most websites are fine opening in a mobile browser, but some productivity sites may not support such browsers. Channel World reported that content management systems (CMS) do not exactly work well with the mobile apps.
Most of the world's desktop users are using Windows-based systems. In that sense, people would most likely prefer using desktop programs, software, browsers and applications. Apple's iPad Pro can pose as a notebook or even a laptop, but the fact remains that it's still just a large tablet.
Datamation reported that the market leaned from Microsoft's Surface Pro, and it will most likely do the same for the iPad Pro for the same reasons. However, Apple might have more luck considering that they have many loyal fans.
The iPad Pro may be just a test for Apple to see how the world will react to such a device. In the future, Apple might take different directions for future iPad models and a new ARM-based laptop.m
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