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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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