iPad Pro M1 - Hackdot

Re:iPad Pro M1 by jshen on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @04:12PM (#26880907)

That's fair, arbitrary wasn't the right word. They were chosen for the use case of a smart phone, not a general purpose computer. People pretending that they are reasonable for a general purpose computer are missing the boat IMO.

But some things are arbitrary. For example, only allowing one web browser engine is 100% arbitrary (or worse, an abuse of monopoly power).

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Re:iPad Pro M1 by enos_feedler on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:32PM (#26882779)

MacOS allows arbitrary web browser engines, yet I just use safari. My mac has never felt less like a general purpose computer because of this. How is this related?

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Re:iPad Pro M1 by jshen on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @08:58PM (#26884133)

I’m a developer that often does web work. I need to test on multiple browsers, which is literally impossible on the iPad for no good reason.

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Re:iPad Pro M1 by patates on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:59AM (#26886240)

Additionally: I have this beautiful device with great computing power but I can't install my favorite extensions on its browser.

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Re:iPad Pro M1 by enos_feedler on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @06:33PM (#26882792)

Yes those people are missing the boat. We don’t have to worry about them though. Let’em suffer the pain of ignorance ;)

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