Aquaminds Notetaker

Posted by Simon
Sep 16, 2019 at 05:34 PM

For me the focus is more pragmatic. iMacs, macair’s, macbook pro’s are just so expensive. It’s cheaper to get a high end iPad pro than a low end mac laptop. Someone stated somewhere (sorry, can’t remember where), that Apple now has a 48% markup. The cost of purchasing an apple computer is a hurdle in itself. If you can’t afford that then desktop only apps won’t even be considered, not matter how good.

In terms of people’s comments about limited screen estate on an iPad, the iPad Pro 12.9 is awesome. The only limit to its capability is the software. I can create graphics as easily on an iPad with Affinity designer as I can with Affinity designer on my imac. Apple have been steadily heading in the direction of one OS and it seems to be iOS. MacOS has become increasingly unstable and unpleasant to use. Apple’s own apps have either been dumbed down in terms of functionality; so they can work on macOS and iOS or retired. Somehow I think desktop only apps are going to struggle. Having said that Catalina will allow the porting of iOS apps to macOS. Should the reverse be possible in the next few year, that would make things interesting.