MacBook Neo and How the iPad Should Be – Craig Mod

A seemingly rare treat to get an Apple focused essay from Craig. But I think Craig is missing (at least part of) the mark with this one. "The iPad should be radically (though obviously) touch-only. No keyboards. No pointers. No mice. No trackpads. Just your disgusting fingers flopping over the screen and mooshing into icons. It should not have any window’d modes. Each app should fill the whole screen and only the whole screen." My hot pink iPad is just that—touch-only. I don't pair a mouse with it. No trackpads. My greasy nubbins flop and moosh all over the thing while I cook in my kitchen with it. While it is capable of all the things Craig describes, I choose not to engage with them. That's where I think Craig is missing the mark. He's ignoring the flexibility and adaptability in the iPad's hardware. "No more keyboards or mouse support for iPads. Touch only. Nix half the iPad lineup, simplify simplify simplify. Gut iPadOS and rebuild it around touch fluidity and fluency and focus."…