Dr. Mo: iPad Pro can hardly replace a real laptop

Others say he is the most famous Apple "50 cents", but this time Dr. Mossberg also disagrees with the statement that the iPad Pro can replace a laptop. Another new Apple product is on the market, how can we miss the voices of major well-known technology commentators? Walt Mossberg, or "Dr. Mossberg" as we have always called him, has always evaluated their new products as a very standard Apple supporter.

For example, when the iPhone 6s was first released, Dr. Mo said, “This is the best smartphone on the market.” Looking back a few years, his comments on new iPhones were similar.

However, when it comes to iPad Pro, this doctor who has been engaged in technology review for more than 20 years has a slightly different opinion: iPad Pro is good, but it is impossible for it to completely replace a laptop.

"I can see the huge commercial potential of the iPad Pro. It will open up a new market for Apple's tablet business, and the huge screen that can display large reports and spreadsheets will also prove its value. Some people will naturally compare the iPad Pro with Microsoft's Surface Pro, but the two product lines are meaningless because Microsoft has always emphasized that the Surface tablet is a full laptop that can run standard Windows system.

Apple is completely different from Microsoft in this regard, because they have always used separate operating systems for laptops and tablets. Moreover, Apple's software ecosystem in the tablet field is far more complete than Microsoft's. In fact, Microsoft is also part of Apple's tablet software ecosystem because they have created a very beautiful Office suite for iPad, and this suite appeared on iPad long before Microsoft's own hardware.

You get a much better touch experience on an iPad than you get on a Surface. But because Apple doesn’t make a great external keyboard, the iPad Pro can’t completely replace a good laptop like the MacBook Air, even for a tablet lover like me. There’s no doubt that the iPad Pro will excite a lot of Apple users, especially those who work in graphics, but I wouldn’t buy it, and I don’t recommend it to the average user.”

Dr. Mo's comments actually reflect the views of many technology professionals on the iPad Pro: it is a more professional device, more suitable for use in professional fields, and there is no need for ordinary users to buy it. Do you agree?

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.