iPad has probably had the most dramatic shift of all of Apple's platforms, since its inception. It began as doing very few things to a very high quality, but now it does almost everything, badly. I hope history finds it to have been more than just an incubator for Apple's Mac silicon during the wayward years
@stroughtonsmith I disagree, it’s still great for watching videos in bed, listen to music, light and easy to carry around. Great for casual web browsing and email. Also, if I need a little more screen real estate from my MacBook Pro, sidecar is an excellent extended display feature. It’s just when you try to use it as a Mac replacement it comes up short. #Apple needs to add a Mac optimized mode: window management, multi-tasking in context.
@thurrott Something in one of these updates is causing my #Windows11 device to randomly reboot when left unattended. When I leave it overnight with a VM running or come home from work, its been restarted.
@thurrott A masterclass review Paul! I still have a primary #windows11 PC, but I love my M1 #MacBook Pro. As you mentioned, the integration with the rest of the #Apple ecosystem is a delightful part of owning a #Mac. When Apple hits M5 I plan to replace my Windows laptop with either a Mini or Studio. There just isn't anything sticky in Windows for me anymore.
You can't let a product like Vision Pro stumble out of the gate half-finished with no launch event, no developer support and no meaningful updates or new content in 3 months. Virtually nobody even got a dev kit. There's little to no App Store discoverability, so apps that are there don't get surfaced, which means they make no money to justify future investment in the platform.
Apple has got so complacent that it's forgotten what it takes to fight for a new product category
@stroughtonsmith Vision OS 2 and the next version of Vision Pro will prove how committed they are to this. Right now, I think it’s learning from what’s out there and hopefully aiming to get things right at the 6 and 9 o’clock analogy that Steve Jobs used for Mac OS 10.0 and 10.1 back in 2001. We have to accept though Apple is no longer the underdog anymore.
@matadan@stroughtonsmith I noticed many are using the 'dev kit' description a lot. Is that just a personal opinion or is there literature Apples web site you can point to? So far, I have not seen any indication that is the case. The descriptions and demos from #WWDC its a replacement for your home entertainment system not mention examples were dad taking spatial video of kids, face time chat, watching movies, playing games. How is that a dev kit?
@sjvn We are still finding them in the environment. Unscrewing them is a PITA. I make carry a flathead with me whenever I get a monitor not working ticket.
@thurrott First world problem, just upgrade already. Its not like upgrading is gonna have a major impact. Operating systems are solved problems. You can launch a web browser, word processor, email just as you would in #Windows10 on #Windows11. We all know that 90% of time spent in Windows. Sure, if you are a corporation specialized LOB apps, then testing and paying to maintain compatibility might be required.
@thurrott You do know 9 out of 9 of these issues could be solved with your 15 inch #MacBook Air or #Ubuntu#Linux. 😁But I understand for practical purposes since you write about #Windows for a living. A suggestion though for others who still need to use Windows for work or other purposes is maybe move it to a #VM. What keeps frustrating me is how much #MicrosoftEdge has its tentacles deep into the system. Every time I open it, my laptop fan starts spinning like crazy.
@thurrott The idea of preference for me has faded when it comes to desktop operating systems. I use #windows11#macOS and #Linux Fundamentally they are all the same at this point. There are little things I like about each. On Windows, I prefer the skeuomorphic icons, on Mac I like the detail and UI gestures, Linux I like that it’s free and does 99% of the things we buy a Mac or Windows device for.
@thurrott Its what we have deployed on all PC's at work, but never thought too much of it. I remember back in like 2007, to get access to Enterprise was seen as some holy grail. I have a bunch of saved #MSDN keys which includes a lot of #Windows10 Enterprise keys. I should upgrade Pro installs to it just for fun.
@thurrott After all, it's not wise to jump out of a perfectly working airplane 😂 I use #Windows10 at work, but some of the computers are starting to get the upgrade to #Windows1. To be honest though, I don't see any night and day benefits. Its not like a going from FAT32 to NTFS, or a true 32 bit operating system with memory management, pre-emptive multi-tasking.
@geerlingguy I have a #PowerBook#Wallstreet that needs the motherboard battery replaced but after reading the #ifixit instructions it looks too daunting and invasive to attempt.
@thurrott I am still super happy with my M1 MBP 13 I bought in 2020. Still super fast and does all I need. I can't justify getting another Mac now. But I still have a Windows laptop hooked up to three displays. My plan is once Apple reaches M5 I will use my delayed gratification and swap it out with a Mac Studio. I plan on getting one of these Air's for my sibling to replace his 2017 Intel MBP.
@thurrott So why was Scott McNealy making such a big deal about Microsoft having to SUN systems for their internal mail when they SUN obviously depended on Windows a great deal for everyday productivity? I can understand they wouldn't buy every employee an expensive UNIX box for practical reasons. But it looks like even the Mac wasn't a good enough option or even NeXT workstations which would considered user friendly.
Sometimes I just want to play a simple game of #Solitaire, no fuss, no need to sign into anything, just #play. #Windows95 might be nearly 30 years old, but it certainly plays a vital role in my life on a Saturday night.
It's been a good run, but after 25 years, I'm leaving CNET. I've loved the journalistic privilege of being paid to indulge my curiosity about so many tech subjects then explain it to everyone. I have another thing lined up that I'll talk about after a little break.
@stshank Wishing you the absolute best Stephen in your next chapter. Been reading your content for a while now and really enjoyed your articles over the past couple decades. #cnet#journalism#tech
I hope this is the year #Apple realizes the #iPad Pro line is a mature enough product to finally drop #iPadOS in favor of #macOS with robust touch input support. Sure, #Finder might need to be modified to adapt to a touch first device. The issue here is, #iOS on which iPadOS is based is significantly holding back the devices full potential and it seems intentional at this point.
@thurrott I noticed there is a sudden exodus of veterans from these large tech companies. I feel like it boils down to boredom and mature platforms with so much resolved and so many solutions available through apps, third party hardware that work with them. The need to innovate is becoming less.
