iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by janober » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:02 PM UTC

iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine
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Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by sirmike_ » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:48 PM UTC

Just an observation but at this pace which will happen quicker to market -- mouse integration on iOS or Windows 10 ARM?

And of those two which has a bigger impact?

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by Shivetya » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:51 PM UTC

the part of being able to measure items "AR" style is going to be amazing for businesses, both in direct in the home work and allowing customers to do their own measurements and such

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by csours » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:51 PM UTC

I didn't read the whole thing. Does it do anything better than other operating systems, or just bring desktop features to the iPad?

I'm not saying bringing desktop features to a tablet is a problem, just curious.

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by simonh » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:52 PM UTC

sirmike_ wrote: post #2

Just an observation but at this pace which will happen quicker to market -- mouse integration on iOS or Windows 10 ARM? And of those two which has a bigger impact?

Mouse integration on the iPad would be a disastrous blunder. It just wouldn't fit with any aspect of the interaction model and would represent a dire loss of the plot on Apple's part. So I think that would have the greater impact.

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by wildmusings » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:53 PM UTC

It seems like so much core functionality is hidden behind gestures and 3D-touch. What a change for the company that shunned even the right click for many years because it hid functionality.

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by tyingq » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:53 PM UTC

sirmike_ wrote: post #2

Just an observation but at this pace which will happen quicker to market -- mouse integration on iOS or Windows 10 ARM? And of those two which has a bigger impact?

By units sold or overall revenue? Apple tends to make up a lot of ground with high prices :)

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by simonh » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:54 PM UTC

csours wrote: post #4

I didn't read the whole thing. Does it do anything better than other operating systems, or just bring desktop features to the iPad? I'm not saying bringing desktop features to a tablet is a problem, just curious.

The only really important question is whether it does anything better than other tablet operating systems. For the iPad, that's what really matters - becoming the best tablet OS it can be. Anything else would be a distraction.

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by AsyncAwait » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:54 PM UTC

sirmike_ wrote: post #2

Just an observation but at this pace which will happen quicker to market -- mouse integration on iOS or Windows 10 ARM? And of those two which has a bigger impact?

Windows 10 ARM would certainly happen quicker, not sure that mouse on iOS will ever happen. As far as impact - x86 emulation on ARM, if good enough, can significantly undercut Intel, which may end x86 dominance on the desktop eventually.

Re: iOS 11 turns the iPad into a different machine

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Post by quink » Mon, Jun 26, 2017, 8:55 PM UTC

wildmusings wrote: post #6

It seems like so much core functionality is hidden behind gestures and 3D-touch. What a change for the company that shunned even the right click for many years because it hid functionality.

You mean the company that has you dragging disks into the trash for about three decades now?