Craig Federighi on Why Apple Refuses to Turn the iPad Into a . . . He explained that merging the Mac and iPad would compromise the strengths of each “The Mac lets the iPad be iPad ” Apple wants consistency where it makes sense — like shared app frameworks — but every device still needs its own soul macOS is for precision, flexibility, and legacy software iPadOS is for touch, Pencil, and ease of use
Apple to Keep macOS Away From iPads, Craig Federighi Says . . . The executive noted that there would be no instance that the macOS would run on the iPad, relating this development to something similar to the "spork," a utensil that was a mashup of a spoon and
Why your iPad will never run macOS – Apple explains the big . . . This year, an enlightening conversation between Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, and Federico Viticci, a prominent iPad advocate and editor-in-chief of MacStories, shed light on the philosophy behind iPadOS – and why Apple doesn’t plan to make the iPad a Mac alternative anytime soon