Chris Lawley  recently joined Matt Gemmell in stepping back from iPad uniformity. Federico has been using a Mac.

The most recent edition of the Appstories podcast(where Viticci mentions using a MacBook Pro) is a good listen if you, too, question iPad monolithicity. The hosts list what they’re hoping to see in the much-ballyhooed iPadOS 19, which is rumored to feature a menu bar, macOS style, when attached to a keyboard.

A more mouse-forward affordance would certainly be welcome. But I’ll agree with John and Federico in hoping for:

• Rethought support for background processes
• ChatBot Siri
• A clipboard manager
• Launcher utilities

It’s not worth repeating that the iPad is, and has been, glorious hardware with an OS that doesn’t satisfy more demanding users. I think people get upset because they see the potential of the device–hence their secular incursions.