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Re:MacPad: I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet T... by sneed_chucker on Monday March 04, 2024 @04:37PM (#39596474)
> Why shouldn't I be able to run software that works on my M2 MBP?

Well, there's the technical reason which is that the userland of MacOS and iPadOS aren't the same.

But there's also the ideological reason which is that the iPad is strictly sold as a device for consumption, not creation. They don't want you to run any code on it that they haven't authorized.

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Re:MacPad: I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet T... by al_borland on Monday March 04, 2024 @05:40PM (#39597119)
>But there's also the ideological reason which is that the iPad is strictly sold as a device for consumption, not creation. They don't want you to run any code on it that they haven't authorized.

The iPad Pro is heavily marketed as a device to create things.

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Re:MacPad: I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet T... by skydhash on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:14PM (#39599057)
It does, just not the same workflow you use on the mac. I use my iPad Air, for drawing, writing and it's great. But can't imagine having something like Swinsian, Audacity, or Calibre on it without heavily modifying their UIs.
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