Michael Long
1 min readMay 8, 2022

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Thanks for reading. Obviously I disagree a bit. ;)

Keep in mind my remarks pertain largely to the iPad Pro, and today’s complete lack of use cases for that device. It’s an overpowered tablet that pretty much does nothing that can’t be done on an iPad mini or an Air.

The argument that I, and many others, have made is that a Pro device needs Pro applications. Without them you’ve simply overpaid for a tablet that’s spending 99.9% of its time spinning its wheels.

From a functional standpoint, the iPad Pro is a general-purpose computer that — when paired with the Magic Keyboard — could do anything a MacBook Air or Pro could do... if it were allowed to do so.

Personally, I think quite a few people would pay premium for a multifunctional device on which one could read or play… and that could also do serious work when needed.

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Michael Long
Michael Long

Written by Michael Long

I write about Apple, Swift, and SwiftUI in particular, and technology in general. I'm also a Lead iOS Engineer at InRhythm, a modern digital consulting firm.

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