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Yalkim t1_j3zwp8n wrote

I carry both a macbook and an iPad. I use my ipad for one purpose and one purpose only: note taking. If my macbook could do that I would neither spend a few hundred dollars extra for an ipad, nor would I carry the extra weight around.

Usually apple is good at implementing good designs. Hopefully this will make my dream come true.

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Themasterofcomedy209 t1_j40sm44 wrote

You just explained why apple hasn’t made a touchscreen Mac yet, if you could use the Mac for iPad reasons or visa versa there’s no reason to buy both

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Yalkim t1_j40tv4t wrote

That is 100% true. In fact that is why this headline came as a surprise to many.

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OlorinDK t1_j50fdf6 wrote

I feel like this "cannibalization" argument that always comes up, fails to take into account, that it' not about cannibalizing iPad vs. MacOS. I think it would be more about unifying the MacOS and iOS userbase, making it an even bigger total market for app (and games) developers to target. Also, don't forget, that expansion could also come in the shape of PC users choosing Mac instead, if a real (and good) alternative existed to touch-based PC's, such as the Surface Pro that I'm typing this os.

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MayIPikachu t1_j40kx65 wrote

You could get a Z Fold 4 then.

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Yalkim t1_j40tqgi wrote

Unfortunately I can’t go back to android. I promised myself it would be the last time I make that mistake the last time I decided to give android a chance.

I trust folding phones even less because their durability in the long term is still questionable.

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anotheronebytesdust t1_j41j6pt wrote

I used to be the biggest android fan boy when I was younger but every single fucking android smartphone I have ever owned would start shitting the bed shortly after the first big software update and then I would just have to suffer until I was due for my next upgrade.

I had an iPhone 6s up until six months ago and then it died when I dropped it in a fountain. I upgraded to an iPhone 8 and the thing works flawlessly. Maybe android flagships are better now but I’m not going to throw away $1000 on a Galaxy Ultra whose battery may or may not explode after a year when I can get an iPhone that’ll last me 5+ years.

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CL-MotoTech t1_j42qpob wrote

My company did a study on phone durability and cost. The iPhone was like 30% cheaper based on failures alone. This, despite a higher up front cost.

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kevinisbeast707 t1_j415tcf wrote

I used a windows laptop that folded over for notes one year in college. Then I accidentally dropped that laptop out of a backpack and got an m1 MacBook for the battery life and iPad mibi for flight school. Sometimes I try to touch something on my MacBook screen and then I remember that I chose good battery life not consumer choice.

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nadeemon t1_j417x9m wrote

For note taking, you can find e paper note takers cheaper than an ipad.

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AMaterialGuy t1_j41pc15 wrote

Microsoft nailed exactly that concept with the surface pro. I almost got one when they came out.

I had numerous students who loved theirs and would switch back and forth from popping the screen off for in-class note taking and design drawing to then using it like a regular laptop.

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polska_kielbasa t1_j4210q6 wrote

Yeah maybe it’s time to consider using something more ergonomic and less controversial. I think it’s called a pen and paper. Millions and millions of people have used this method in the past and it proved to work efficiently and it perfectly executes the same job as note taking on an IPad. it also weighs half the weight of an iPad.

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Yalkim t1_j423tqy wrote

I dont know how to tell you this pops but ipads are not as controversial as you think. We don’t think technology is the work of the devil anymore.

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Yalkim t1_j425ye7 wrote

>Im actually 29 without any kids so I don’t think that I qualify as a “pop.”

"Pops" is more of a state of mind. Some people die in their twenties but aren’t buried until they are 60.

>It clearly is the work of the devil because you’re complaining about it.

I complain about my legs as well. Sometimes my legs hurt. Doesn't mean it is the work of the devil and I won't to have it chopped off.

>The only reason why you need to have an iPad and MacBook pro is because you are materialistic and need to show it off. There are hundreds of different options out there for viable note taking. You don’t think it looks ridiculous when you take out a laptop AND an iPad in class? You don’t think others look at you and judge you and think why does this person need both? She can take notes on a laptop. She’s doing this to show off her Apple gear in class. This person has issues.

Sure pops. Now let's get you to bed.

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