Apple has been struggling for years to get the toad to compete for cheap laptops. With new IpadOS and mouse support, Apple may finally succeed, writes New Technology reporter Simon Campanello.
After several years of tough keynotes, it was, according to the pros, that Apple found the spark again on Monday night. The developer conference WWDC kicked off with a usual line-up of spring news.
Maybe stole the 300,000-kroner computers and the new sign-in service Sign in with Apple spotlight. But the big winner was the toad anyway? Ever since Apple launched its trend-setting tablet just over nine years ago, it has been debated whether it can replace a laptop or is most good for keeping kids quiet in the car.
I myself am a conservative here. The Ios operating system is too locked for my taste. It works fine on the mobile, but does not feel like a work environment.
Well, I’ve been following the eternally long forum threads from Apple-saviors who build entire office environments around their toads. Programmers who proudly show how they manage to find roundabout ways to make the iPad a well-developed developer environment and so on.
But there is not a chance in the world that I have revamped my Macbook to replace it with an Ipad Pro. But of course Apple doesn’t give up.
Slowly, the iPad’s own version of IOS has become better for us backwards aspirants. With proper support for multitasking and the possibility of having multiple program windows side by side, we begin to creep closer to a laptop experience.
And yesterday’s stuff happened. The long-standing rumor that the iPad, like the Apple Watch, should have its own operating system was confirmed. The iPad OS with widgets on the home screen, a new multitasking system and a desktop version of Safari are starting to feel suspiciously like a computer.
Although the biggest news in my opinion was not delivered from the stage. The bomb came from a developer who quickly downloaded the beta of the Ipad OS and found what we were all waiting for: mouse support.
The Verge writes that Ipados seem to get full support for connecting a mouse via either Bluetooth or USB.
Add the streaming services for video games to be released later this year. Both native Apple Arcade and its competitor’s Google Stadia will work on the iPad.
One final ingredient is Apple’s new, slightly crazy crazy pricing on computers. When the new Macbook Air, formerly a popular computer for Mac-thirsty people who do not want to ruin themselves, was launched in the autumn, the entry model received the facile price SEK 14,995.
It takes recognition. But if we continue on this track, it is well time to swallow the pride and replace the thick and now swindling Macbook: one with a lightweight and significantly more affordable Ipad. As long as there is a threaded mouse in it of course.