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steveBK123 ◴[] No.44466084[source]
Interesting from a cost perspective but I hope it doesn’t introduce any oddities in software compatibility.

There’s already things the M chip series iPads can do that the A chip series can’t.

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xattt ◴[] No.44466145[source]
The new multitasking features (movable windows, pseudo-desktop environment) of iPadOS might be telegraphing an “iBook” line-up.

Meanwhile, the MacBook stays with the M chips.

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msgodel ◴[] No.44466360[source]
OSX could run just fine on the iPad today. There's no technical limitation, there's nothing to develop (nothing non-trivial anyway.)

OSX does not run on the iPad because it would give iPad users an escape from profitable "value add."

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ch_sm ◴[] No.44466429[source]
Also, it doesn‘t run on iPads because it would be very difficult to use all these mouse and keyboard centric UIs with only your finger.
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1. xeonmc ◴[] No.44466877[source]
Imagine if iPad gains a Windows Continuum-like morphing desktop functionality when docked with peripherals and a monitor. They could name the feature . . . Continuation?