If anything, Apple is trying to turn OSX into iOS (ie: fullscreen apps, suspend/resume, etc). I imagine this will continue until the merging is complete. So while split screen apps isn't likely, the iPad Pro being a 2-in-1 could happen.
That doesn't really work as a solution as pointed out above for several reasons. I had tried to always attach it but every time I grad the tablet and start trying to type, I have to take it off because its so large it makes tone side very uncomfortable.
I have a case coming in that has a pen loop in the back. Hopefully that will get it out of the way but always keep it pretty close by.
Samsung, though not AOSP, has split screen apps. I have to think this will be the big add for the next Nexus 10 (and is perhaps the big holdup now).Currently there is no way to split screen apps or make effective use of the extra real estate.
Microsoft is the only company with a usable productivity tablet OS.
And the Samsung, has no eraser on the end, nor does it have side buttons. (to conform with the device styling when stored) Making a built in silo for the stock pen kind of worthless for me since I would get a more functioning pen afterwards, forgoing the stock pen (just like now with using a Lifebook pen that has two side buttons and an eraser for my Surface Pro 2 - handy for having a middle mouse click and undo key combination).
Needless to say, if one device isn't right for you, there are other options, with tradeoffs.
And, you do know you can turn the touch screen into a trackpad so you do not need to use the pen all the time for pin point pointing and mousing.
I used my Samsung pen all the time because it was always right there in the tablet. The Surface pen is definitely better, but I hardly ever used it because it was lying somewhere else on a table or in a bag or something.
Samsung, though not AOSP, has split screen apps. I have to think this will be the big add for the next Nexus 10 (and is perhaps the big holdup now).
Guess you probably grew up with spiral bound notebooks. Me? Loose leaf notebook paper and folders with paper holding tabs. I am used to having a pen separate from the medium at hand and in near proximity (bag, pen pockets, pen clips)
Not the Surface Pro. No one buys those.
Ipad Pro rumors:
12.9"
2K screen in spring, 4k in fall?
Galaxy Note Pro rumors:
12.2"
resolution, guts same as the Note 10.1v2
announced at CES or MWC
Of course, with Samsung there will be other options... looks like the new AMOLED models will be called Tab Pro 8.4 and 10.1, presumably to distinguish them from the low-end nature of the regular Tab series. All of these will be released mid-end February.
More interesting than raw specs is whether Apple and Samsung intend to start officially supporting hybrid use with first-party accessories and software.
edit: Tab Pro 10.1 seems to have hit FCC already.
Samsung is rumored to be ready to unleash a ton of more affordable tablets as well, I think we'll see the iPad domination toppled as a result of Samsung's tablet onslaught.
I'll believe it when I see it. I think the non-Apple versions of things (tablets and phones) have made claims of being ready to topple iDevices a few times, but thus far nothing.
Android has made real strides, but it still feels slightly clunky to me. When I use my iPhone and then try an Android device the Android offering just feels a little slow. It seems like it's input response times that are still lacking.
But for the right price point I think the Android powered devices will make in-roads into the more budget minded users. But for the higher end market I think they still have a ways to go before they can take big chunks of Apple's market share. Even longer before they "topple" anything.
A bunch of different "nothing"s combine to be a whole lot of something, even in institutional sales.I think the non-Apple versions of things (tablets and phones) have made claims of being ready to topple iDevices a few times, but thus far nothing.
Ironically the iPhones are the ones with lacking input response times compared to the Galaxy Note 3.
A bunch of different "nothing"s combine to be a whole lot of something, even in institutional sales.
Ironically the iPhones are the ones with lacking input response times compared to the Galaxy Note 3.
Android is nowhere near as smooth as iOS.
It's gotten better, but it's still far laggier and buggier than any mobile operating system I've ever used. Also, I'm strictly talking about the Google-only experience, not whatever shitware Samsung/HTC have decided to lop onto the OS.
I can't really see the need or point of a "Pro" iPad when they have the Air. Anything they put out in the $500-1000 space will eat into the sales of the Air.
4K screen to play Angry Birds with
That's not a bug, it's a feature.I can't really see the need or point of a "Pro" iPad when they have the Air. Anything they put out in the $500-1000 space will eat into the sales of the Air.
Yep, thats the only thing an iPad is good for...
/s
No, that's what the "average" person do with their iPad.
Analyst Patrick Wang of Evercore Partners speculates that Apple will release a 12-inch iPad Pro model. [...] He expects the iPad device to be a hybrid of sorts, and a direct competitor to what Microsoft has been trying to accomplish with the Surface line of products. [...] The analyst cited the cost of production for the MacBook Air versus the iPad as support for his claim. The chipset of the MacBook Air accounts for 22% of its materials’ cost. The iPad chip on the other hand makes up only 4% of its production cost.