Quote from: muppet worthy on Yesterday at 22:51:56Why is someone going to buy an iPad with limited OS just to browse web, check emails and watch videos when they can get a full blown OS laptop that can do a lot more.
I use my iPad for browsing, reading and video watching but little more.
Not because I want specifically an Apple but because I want a tablet (light and convenient and battery for hours of handholding, large and wide enough display at least for content consumption).
Not because the iPad would have the best display (it doesn't because it isn't matte) or the longest battery life but because the display is barely good enough (glare with reduced reflectance) and battery life is barely good enough (I would prefer 24+h).
Not because I would want the limited OS but because it does not obstruct the basic contents consumption activities so much that they would be unusable.
Simply speaking, if I am willing to spend €300 for a tablet with iPadOS, I would be willing to spend €500 for the same tablet with MacOS or I would be willing to spend €1300 for the same tablet with Windows Pro, Windows LTSC or Linux. However, such same tablets with better OSs do not exist so I have to use the crappy iPadOS.
In an ideal world, a tablet would be my only computer. Sort of combining the best of iPad, iPad Pro, Windows and Linux. For desk work, I would also use stylus, keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, scanner and eGPU. For the couch, I would use just the tablet itself.
In reality, Apple hates me by not putting a good OS on the iPad, Microsoft hates me by not making Windows tablet-friendly and x64 OEMs hate me by not achieving iPad-like tablets. All the companies refuse to create the allrounder out of greed and / or incompetence.