Microsoft dismissed Apple's new iPad Pro in a recent interview, declaring that it will always be a companion device.
Dan Laycock, Senior Communications Manager for Microsoft Surface, told TrustedReviews that while customers can get by with just a Surface, the same isn't true for Apple's iPad Pro.
“Microsoft really wants you to only carry one device for tablet and PC use,” explains Laycock. “Whereas the iPad Pro is always going to be a companion device. The strategies are very different.”
“At one point in time, Apple declared that if there’s a stylus, that’s failure,” Laycock continues. “We’re a huge believer in the pen; we know our customers love it. So to see Apple do something that feels a little bit similar, that is clearly skewed for a bigger screen, and more productivity built in, and the ability to use a pen.”
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The iPad Pro is a companion device, but it has a lot of official mobile apps from Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube.
A lot of people will pick the device with more apps they want to use, so an iPad is better than most Windows Tablet when a user uses the iPad Pro mainly as a tablet, and doing touchscreen mobile tasks like mobile gaming, and using apps like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.
I think most people who get an iPad also get one because they are tired of Microsoft Operating Systems breaking because of a failed Windows Update, virus or malware infection, or other problems like a corrupt Registry file, or bad software driver. Plus, the privacy and forced automatic update concerns of Windows 10 are stopping people from using Windows.
Dan Laycock, Senior Communications Manager for Microsoft Surface, told TrustedReviews that while customers can get by with just a Surface, the same isn't true for Apple's iPad Pro.
“Microsoft really wants you to only carry one device for tablet and PC use,” explains Laycock. “Whereas the iPad Pro is always going to be a companion device. The strategies are very different.”
“At one point in time, Apple declared that if there’s a stylus, that’s failure,” Laycock continues. “We’re a huge believer in the pen; we know our customers love it. So to see Apple do something that feels a little bit similar, that is clearly skewed for a bigger screen, and more productivity built in, and the ability to use a pen.”
Read More
The iPad Pro is a companion device, but it has a lot of official mobile apps from Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube.
A lot of people will pick the device with more apps they want to use, so an iPad is better than most Windows Tablet when a user uses the iPad Pro mainly as a tablet, and doing touchscreen mobile tasks like mobile gaming, and using apps like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc.
I think most people who get an iPad also get one because they are tired of Microsoft Operating Systems breaking because of a failed Windows Update, virus or malware infection, or other problems like a corrupt Registry file, or bad software driver. Plus, the privacy and forced automatic update concerns of Windows 10 are stopping people from using Windows.
