Having an iPad Pro with an M1, I grow increasingly frustrated each year with how incapable my iPad is compared to my Macbook/Linux laptops. iPadOS still feels like iOS with some visual tweaks to the larger screen real estate. It’s absolutely not a laptop killer for a sysadmin or developer (unless your preferred language is Swift). Maybe it’s a laptop killer for creative professionals?
I think my iPad is an excellent thin client, however — but a Pro device should be more than just a thin client for me, imo.
Some things that would be a huge improvement for me:
1. Ability to do development locally
2. Virtualization (might circumvent the need to do local dev)
3. Install/build local applications
Apple seems determined to never allow anything outside of the App Store on i[Pad]OS, and with iPadOS being over four years old and still feeling like a giant iPhone, I don’t think I could recommend anyone should buy an iPad as a power user device.
I think my iPad is an excellent thin client, however — but a Pro device should be more than just a thin client for me, imo.
Some things that would be a huge improvement for me:
1. Ability to do development locally
2. Virtualization (might circumvent the need to do local dev)
3. Install/build local applications
Apple seems determined to never allow anything outside of the App Store on i[Pad]OS, and with iPadOS being over four years old and still feeling like a giant iPhone, I don’t think I could recommend anyone should buy an iPad as a power user device.