eliseomartelli

Yeah, my opinions are still the same for their software quality, also, I think the hardware quality of some of their new products is getting worse.

Added an objective measure updating the post.

It reached ProcessInfo.ThermalState "serious" when writing notes with the pencil.

Author here, crashing is another issue I have with notes, but it's more sporadic.

> Apple's kit is still lightyears better than an equivalent Windows 11/Android setup

That's sadly true, but I think as users/power users we shouldn't settle for the "best of the worst", when it's clear that the direction of Apple software quality took a dramatic shift.

Author here, incredible how much more demanding applications (at least on paper) don't suffer from the same pitfalls of Apple's native apps.

By the looks of it, it's a widespread issue.

OP here, Apple Intelligence is not yet available in Italy. I don’t even want to imagine how my iPad will overheat with Apple “Intelligence”.

I don't think this is the case. There are other semiconductor manufacturers, for example Samsung.