IPad will never be a full replacement for a workstation and remoting is definitely more finnicky and often laggy with a ton of security risks you have to worry about than just having a laptop. Not to mention literally everything is better and more capable on the laptop. The screen is gonna suck on the iPad for work being so damn small and you don’t have anywhere near the same feature set.

If you travel especially it’s better to have a dedicated laptop as well since you don’t have to worry about internet at all for many tasks and can actually use it on the move including planes. Everything including the actual OS is better for mobile use. Only exception is maybe drawing, but 95% of folks don’t really do that for a living. I agree with looking into a desktop machine in general if you aren’t traveling though.

Who cares? Android owns most of the global market. No one gives a shit that one country likes one more than the other. It isn’t a problem. These articles are definitely clickbait

I’m brand agnostic so I’m not really in it it for whatever ecosystem. I just care about each individual device ad if it’s the best for my needs or not. That said, guess it took a year or two? I don’t own most the stuff you said though. Just a couple of apple products for the “ecosystem” I care about.

I find ecosystems to be overrated and other brands have competitive ecosystes or whatevs themselves so I don’t actively pursue that. If apple has best products in enough areas they get my money. Otherwise, I continue having the best experience by buying the best products regardless of brand.

Money. Your money.

You wanna know a secret that will probably get me downvoted for the truth? These same folks complaining tend to be the same folks paying and just paying it, but already waay overpaying for crap they don’t need on models they don’t need and vote yes to the prices (with their money) even when they say on reddit or paper they don’t support it. If you say something with your mouth, but then your actions show otherwise no one is gonna give a damn what your mouth is saying. Dolla dolla bills is what matters to em.

These same folks are also the same ones that have paid the extra for decades now. This ain’t new. Why would they change when folks keep paying anyhow? I got a Mac with upgrades, but waited until I found one that had em for actual realistic market rates. I appreciate others for paying the nonsense for me and all, but yeah, as long as they pay they can throw the fit all they want. Won’t change and folks Wil just throw it on a credit card.

The only vice that matters is money’s. They don’t care. This is nothing new. This has gone on since Intel days. Apple doesn’t care when folks whine and still spends billions on it anyhow. Guess it was worth it to whoever pays.

If yall think they give damn about this article yall are delusional. Want em to change then stop buying and paying the ridiculous prices. Or don’t and I’ll continue letting you get ripped off while I buy the refurb you let me get for a reasonable price.