One of the most common misconceptions about the iPad Pro and its transition to Apple’s computer chips is that it doesn’t do much. Some users agree that the problem with iPads right now isn’t their power, that they have plenty of it, but the limits of iPadOS.
In a way, it makes sense, there’s no point having a chip as powerful as the M2 in the new iPad Pro if the operating system doesn’t allow you to take advantage of it. Apple noticed itand has already announced that these new devices will be compatible with full versions of Mac apps like DaVinci Resolve.
A rumor that gives us some hope
According to leaker Majin Bu, Apple is working on a simplified version of macOS 14″ Mendocino“That it would work on the iPad Pro with the M2 chip. The precise details of what this version of macOS would bring are not yet known, but of course it promises at first. The iPad would cease to be a big iPhone to become a small Mac, although many are unaware of the course the iPad is taking.
According to my source, Apple is testing a smaller version of macOS exclusively for the new iPad Pro M2!
“Mendocino” should be the code name for macOS 14. A simplified version should be planned for the M2. pic.twitter.com/f4RrainlZ1—Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) October 20, 2022
Being able to have macOS on an iPad Pro would dramatically change the way some users use Apple tablets. I tried replacing my MacBook Air M1 with my 2018 12.9″ iPad Pro on occasion, and couldn’t, and I’m not the only Applesfera editor this has happened to. There are a lot of tasks that although can be done with iPadOS 16, the process is much more complex.If this leak is true, that would all change and many of us might consider using the iPad for work.
In any case, this filter is not the most successful of all. He made notorious mistakes and major blunders, even though he sometimes succeeded. We don’t know if it’s real or not, and until a leaker with more hits like Gurman or Kuo comes out, we recommend that you take it with a lot of tweezers.
Anyway, if it’s true we could be facing an iPad revolution. Personally, I don’t think that will happen, at least not in the short term. Apple has spent a few years trying to market the iPad as “your next computer” and I don’t think that message is getting across.
Moreover, it would be a very delicate step for Apple. Running macOS on iPad could leave iPadOS running in the background. And not only that, but it would also affect Mac sales, there would be a lot of implications, etc. Sales of all computers from all companies are down, but oddly Mac sales are up, and I personally think Apple doesn’t want to break that trend.
