Jordan Robison

Jordan Robison

M4 iPad Pro Software Limitations: How iPadOS Holds Back Apple's Powerhouse

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Jordan A Robison
Jan 02, 2025
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Alright, let’s talk about the iPad Pro with the M4. And let’s be real for a second: this is less a review and more of a therapy session because, man, this thing is frustrating. We’re talking about Apple’s latest and greatest silicon, shoved into an incredibly sleek, almost impossibly thin chassis. The hardware is pure, unadulterated wow. And yet, here I am, staring at this beautiful slab of glass and metal, feeling like I’m constantly wrestling with…iPadOS. It’s like having a Formula 1 car that’s perpetually stuck in second gear. The potential is right there, so close, but Apple, for reasons that are both mysterious and maddening, seems terrified to actually let it loose.

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