OPINION
feelanylessormoreliketheiPadthanwasrunning
iOS 12thedaybefore.
I’m not even really sure why Apple felt the need
to change the name. Most likely it’s mainly for
marketing purposes – especially since my iPad still
informs me that iOS 13 is up to date in the Settings- buta newnamegenerallyimpliesmajorchanges,
whichiPadOSdoesn’treallydeliver.Yes,thereare
moreicons onthehomescreenandanewpanel
of widgetsthatbringstheTodayscreenoutofits
hidingplace,but allinall,iPadOSseemsmorelikea
capitulationthan arevolution.
Basically, Apple gave us what it thought we wanted.
It gave in to the mounting pressure to turn the iPad
into something that’s less like a giant phone and
more like a touch-screen Mac, but it doesn’t actually
succeed at either. Instead, iPadOS introduces a new
level of complexity without really solving any of the
old problems. Basically Apple took the path of least
resistanceandgaveiOSontheiPad a new name
ratherthananewidentity.
An OSbyanyothername
InsteadofatrulyrevolutionaryOSthatfillsthegap
betweentheiPhoneandMacandoffersanewwayto
work and play, iPadOS is an amalgam of iOS, iPhone X,
and the Mac, without a real identity of its own. More
than ever, it seems like Apple doesn’t really know what
it wantstheiPadtobe.
WhileiPadOSdefinitelyticksoffafewitemsoffour
iPadwishlist,it’snotnearlyassatisfyingasit should
be.Thehomescreenfitswaymoreiconsthanbefore–