Only fools underestimate Apple’s iPad Pro

“As far as I can tell, neither the haters nor the fans of the iPad Pro understand its significance as a leading indicator of the big shift that’s coming to the world of what you might call, for lack of a better term, personal computing,” Mike Elgan writes for eWeek. “There’s an outdated notion still assumed to be true that tablets are weak, puny computers while PCs are big, strong and powerful devices. But now that notion is being challenged.”

“The iPad Pro is likely to contain a faster processor than all MacBook Pro models. (If you recall, Apple showed the iPad Pro simultaneously editing three 4K videos),” Elgan writes. “In other words, the iPad Pro will be Apple’s most powerful mobile computer. For the first time ever, the car is faster and more powerful than the truck.”

“I think it’s clear that the future of computing is something that’s a lot like the iPad Pro — a powerful computer running a ‘mobile’ operating system with which most people use a keyboard most of the time, and to which other peripherals (like a stylus) can be added as needed,” Elgan writes.

“If you’re thinking that you need more screen real estate than a 12.9-inch display, the good news is that these devices will scale up to massive screens. At some point, the sweet spot in the desktop tablet market will be just shy of 30 inches, I believe. But some people will go for the bigger-than-40-inch screen size. The main interface will be touch, but these devices will also support voice, pen and other inputs. And lots of people will use physical keyboards with them, but not mice.””

Elgan writes, “Don’t laugh at the new iPad Pro. It’s probably going to start a new revolution in personal computing.”

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Elgan gets it.

iPad Pro will be a massive hit. Of course once you get one, you might not need another iPad for quite some time. Years and years, in fact. Good thing Apple has iPhones and Apple Watches to sell which have significantly shorter life cycles than these big boys certainly will. An iPad Pro is an investment, like the Mac. In fact, it might even replace many people’s Macs altogether. — MacDailyNews, September 9, 2015

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]