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Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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What does Apple have against the Escape key? That's a deal-breaker right there.

People who value the Escape key were never going to make an iPad their primary computer anyways.

I value an Escape key (being emacs/evil user) and use iPad Pro as my primary computer for the past 2 years. The trick is you just use a real keyboard with it (HHKB-BT in my case) :-)

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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Any ideas what you could develop with new lidar scanner?

I'm going to develop an alarm app that flashes the iPad screen red and blares an alarm when the user, walking with their head down, ignores the crosswalk signs and steps into the path of a car that has the right of way. At least the user will know that their death was their own fault ... something that wasn't possible until now.

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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post #128

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What does Apple have against the Escape key? That's a deal-breaker right there.

What would the escape key do in iPadOS though? There isn't one on the on screen keyboard, never has been.

How else are you supposed to use VIM?

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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What is the size of the app market for iPad software? Does this device matter to that market? I still feel like my own iPad usage is mostly locked by a weak software ecosystem, and while the hardware is impressive, it still seems like complete overkill for the current ecosystem. I want to use it more, but the software for things I would have expected on the iPad, like 3D design, music production, etc, are often limit…

It’s big on the creative side of things if you can make good software. Most artists love the iPad Pro, but absolutely despise Adobe. All my friends have spent good chunks of money on apps like Procreate, Clip Studio, and the Affinity apps, just to be free of Adobe

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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post #87

What Apple SHOULD be working on right now is FaceTime for Android.

Why on earth would they? My BIL married into our all iPhone family. We regularly harass him about getting one, and I suspect he eventually will. It's one of their best marketing tactics.

> We regularly harass him about getting one, and I suspect he eventually will.

But... why? Are you paid by apple to harass people to buy their products... or why are you doing that?!

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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post #30

Apple's marketing on the new iPad pros is that they can replace your computer. I bought the most recent iPad Pro model and I can say that unless the only thing you do on your computer is browse the internet (without downloading anything) you're going to have a bad time. Here are some things that don't work: * A full-featured file browser. The files app is sort of workable now, but the experience is really bad and cer…

What most people use a computer for these days are not what we use a computer for. Most people probably require little except a phone for most computing needs. * Getting a convenient dock and better physical keyboard. * Surfing on an iPad is probably a lot better and fast experience than a similarly priced computer. * A lot of dedicated apps for most tasks people need. (Youtube, Spotify, Netflix, etc) * People use em…

> What most people use a computer for these days are not what we use a computer for. Most people probably require little except a phone for most computing needs.

Most people also don't buy such costly computers, so I'm not sure why do you think a hugely expensive iPad "PRO" would be something meant for "most" people.

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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post #128
post #9

The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro will be available for purchase in May for $299 (US) for the 11-inch iPad Pro and $349 (US) for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro Wow. This must be one hell of a keyboard..

What does Apple have against the Escape key? That's a deal-breaker right there.

To be honest it never really bothered me once I realised that a lot of iPad apps let me rebind the caps lock key to work as escape. I'd just love for them to make that option available globally like it is on the Mac.

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You can run Photoshop.

Incorrect. It is not the standard desktop version of Photoshop, it is something quite inferior and there are many online articles discussing the differences.

It’s the same codebase with a different UI on top of it.

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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What is the size of the app market for iPad software? Does this device matter to that market? I still feel like my own iPad usage is mostly locked by a weak software ecosystem, and while the hardware is impressive, it still seems like complete overkill for the current ecosystem. I want to use it more, but the software for things I would have expected on the iPad, like 3D design, music production, etc, are often limit…

For music (and video) production, check out Henny Tha Bizness. He talks a lot about the music apps he uses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5kUpbeRgPA

(I follow him for the video side, so I only know Lumafusion)

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