The built in redundancy of existing attempts to merge mobile and PC platforms isn’t completely visible yet, and Microsoft clearly didn’t recognize it when it ran its recent ads in an attempt to reignite the Mac vs. A Mac will always be the best tool for some jobs, just like an iPad may be better for others, but together they’ll offer the best of both worlds without any the design compromises you find in the current crop of hybrid devices, which lack the logical and philosophical foundations Apple is attempting to build. The future integration between Apple’s platforms doesn’t mean the platforms will merge. Museums use these for their public displays. It is possible to modify your Mac so it offers a touch sensitive display using simple and affordable kits. In future I can also imagine Apple rolling in similar tech to the popular Mobile Mouse app, available here, which lets you use an iOS app as a keyboard and mouse for your Mac.
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It makes such sense that I believe every Mac app should be able to do the same thing – iCloud, sync and control of the software and the hardware enables Apple to deliver these kinds of integrated experiences. This is a little known thing in which a Mac user can get the GarageBand Help files they need for the project they are working on on their computer to display on their iPad. That’s cool, but a far humbler feature I think shows off just how well Apple can make its platforms work together. In GarageBand this means you can create a song using Apple’s free music making software on your iPad and then develop the very same idea using iCloud Drive, GarageBand and your Mac or iPhone. At its simplest this means you can begin tasks on one Apple device and finish them on others, with different platforms offering different advantages.
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