IMAGE: LEIF JOHNSON MARCH 2020 MACWORLD 11
I
’ve been using iPads for so long that
my hands automatically expect to do
some things when I see one, even
when I’m using one as an external
display for my MacBook with Apple’s new
Sidecar feature (go.macworld.com/hsdc).
But Apple only indulges this muscle
memory so far.
When I’m “running” macOS on my
12.9-inch iPad Pro with Sidecar, I can reach
over to the iPad’s display and use my
fingers to scroll through websites in SafariApple really doesn’t want us
thinking about touchscreen
MacBooks—and Sidecar proves it
Apple has long said that touchscreens are incompatible with Macs. But iPadOS’s
new Sidecar feature suggests Apple may be overthinking the concept.
BY LEIF JOHNSON