The first rumor about the iPad Pro was a full fledged basic Mac in a tablet form. It was to have a desktop processor and run Mac OS X. That was the dream of many.
Then it was released to the public in Oct. The end result was a 12.9-inch tablet (roughly the size of your 13-inch Macbook Air closed), A9X processor, runs iOS, 4 good sounding speakers, surprisingly light, and of course 10-hours of battery life. I was like, "Okay, maybe they couldn't find a suitable cooling system for a desktop processor.", but I was also like, "Another iOS iPad? Really?!".
I can't argue what is wrong with a gigantic iPad, but come to think of it, Apple did say the target customer is not really for the regular layman. Creative professionals like digital artists, illustrators, and designers use drawing tablets all the time (though not all), and this would benefit them greatly. I myself use a Wacom Intous Pen and Touch, and there are many times where I wished I could draw directly on the screen instead of looking up and down checking to see if I have gone out of the tablet drawing area or if I had pressed the right button.
I find that nowadays Apple is no longer the leader of bold and innovative designs.I may agree Apple's point of view of the iPad Pro, but not its accessories: the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil. The keyboard design is similar to the Surface Pro's keyboard cover, not to mention more complicated to fold it than the latter (really Apple?). As for the Apple Pencil, didn't Steve Jobs say once you go for a stylus you have failed? Why not stay true to his word like a memory or tribute to him?
While the iPad Pro as a giant iPad seems a little overwhelming, it only a matter of time before Apple decides to turn it into a Mac. Until then we can only dream.
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