Here’s how Steve Jobs described the original iPad and its existence in the middle: All of us use laptops and smartphones now. To Apple, the M1 iPad Pro (and all iPads) are devices for the “middle.” Capable of tasks from both, but with tricks of its own like Apple Pencil support, Center Stage for video calling, and adaptations of existing human-computer interaction like the circle-based pointer for mouse and trackpad added in iPadOS 14 and the new visual multitasking menu in iPadOS 15. To Apple, the M1 iPad Pro (and again, all iPads) are devices for the “middle.” More than an iPhone, less than a Mac. The M1 iPad Pro does not run macOS because it’s not a Mac. While it’s true that the M1 iPad Pro has evolved significantly since the original release in 2010 - it’s thinner, the display is sharper and brighter, and the CPU and GPU performance just astound - Apple’s vision for the iPad really hasn’t changed in 11 years. The general consensus seems to be: what’s the point of putting the M1 chip in the iPad Pro if it doesn’t do “real” desktop/laptop-class things? Designing for the 'middle' They’re reasonable demands considering the M1 iPad Pro shares the same silicon with the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and 24-inch iMac. Bring some macOS features like windowing and file systems to iPad Pro.Port the full version of macOS to iPad Pro.Apple has once again created the most powerful tablet on the planet, but iPadOS 14 (and the upcoming 15) seem to squander the M1’s incredible performance. The story of the M1 iPad Pro (and all iPads for that matter) is one of increasing frustration for many people.

If I had a nickel for every time someone said they wished the M1 iPad Pro ran macOS instead of iPadOS, I’d be going into space with Jeff Bezos.

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