THE iPAD GROWS UP: THE TABLET ENTERING A NEW PHASE OF ‘CLASSIC’ STATUS
WHY IT MAY FINALLY BE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A ‘LAPTOP ALTERNATIVE’
While the announcement of a new-generation iPad was one of the less expected developments of Apple’s recent big keynote at Steve Jobs Theater, it would be a mistake to imagine that the long-running tablet line isn’t a significant focus for the Cupertino firm these days. Indeed, you could argue the opposite – that the venerable device is actually now primed for a new lease of life, thanks to a combination of hardware, software and cultural developments.
WHAT ON EARTH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
Well, you might have noticed that iPads soon won’t even continue running on iOS – the operating system they have long shared with the iPhone – for much longer.
Instead, the tablet is getting its own platform by the name of iPadOS, thereby signaling the seriousness of Apple’s intention to graduate
