The man himself also questions the fact that why would anyone want a PC anymore, as more and more people are doing simple tasks on their smartphones these days.
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Can’t wait for the release of the Apple iPad Pro? Moreover the ipad will be available in three signature colors that are Space Gray, Silver and Gold. Both of these pair a tablet with a stylus, and the iPad Pro has this in the form of the Pencil. At the launch event for the Surface Book, Microsoft’s Panos Panay made bold claims about the Surface Book’s superiority over the MacBook Pro.
Apple Inc. said its iPad Pro will be available to order on-line on Wednesday, November 12, and arrive at stores in the USA later this week.
The Smart Keyboard offers a full-sized keyboard in a thin, durable design and it attaches to iPad Pro’s new Smart Connector port, eliminating the need for a separate battery, on/off switch or Bluetooth pairing. For users who “cling” to their laptops and desktops, the iPad Pro “just doesn’t feel like a serious machine for serious work”. He was trying to convince people that his more expensive Surface Pro, er the iPad Pro knock off is worth flogging a kidney for. With Apple’s move for clean energy manufacturing in China, it’s only natural that Chinese popularity will continue to increase and the new iPad Pro will be fully embraced once it reaches their market.
In the interview, Cook also addressed what happens to the smaller iPad minis with the presence of the company’s bigger tablets in the market. Rounding off the package with a Smart Keyboard will cost another £139, bring the total package of a highest-specced iPad Pro with accessories to £1,120. If you want a keyboard (and if you’re buying the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement you’ll need one) figure in an additional $169.
Jon Gruber has been covering Apple for more than a decade on his Daring Fireball blog, and he believes that the iPad Pro signals a huge inflection point not only for Apple but the entire computer industry.
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“If anything is going to replace a laptop, it’s a laptop that can become a tablet rather than a tablet that can sort of become a laptop“, he said, suggesting that the Surface Book of rival brand Microsoft is the more apt replacement device.
