5 reasons why iPad Pro won’t make you ask ‘What’s a computer?’
A young girl asks “What’s a computer?” in Apple’s latest change-the-world TV spot for the iPad. Toss aside your cynicism, and it’s easy to buy into Apple’s vision as she types stories, scribbles handwritten drafts, and produces precocious paintings on her eminently portable iPad Pro. A computer? The girl might as well be asking about Betamax or beepers.
And it’s a vision that fits well with the lazy Sunday afternoon Apple presents as the girl totes the device around parks and diners. But for work? Were the young girl a few years older and taking notes in college—or for a big meeting at work—she probably would have tossed her beloved iPad Pro aside by now. I should know: I’ve used the tablet as my primary work device since 2015, and while it’s seen some impressive improvements over the years, it’s still not ready to fully usurp the MacBook. Here’s why.
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Let’s be blunt:
