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# Advancing the iPad
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/advancing-the-ipad/
- Published: 2018-01-28T23:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-01-28T23:00:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: ipad, Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[What I Wish the iPad Would Gain from the Mac – MacStories](https://www.macstories.net/stories/what-i-wish-the-ipad-would-gain-from-the-mac/?ref=birchtree.me)

> The iPad is already proving a formidable Mac-alternative for some users – what happens if it continues closing the gap by adopting the Mac strengths I've listed? If the iPad offered support for multiple instances of an app, was available in a more diverse array of hardware, allowed apps to get things done persistently in the background, was home to Xcode, Final Cut Pro, and Logic Pro equivalents, and became a proper shared device with multiple user accounts – why would people continue using the Mac? 

This is a great collection of suggestions for the iPad. What I like about this list is it is very achievable. These are not pie-in-the-sky suggestions, they're as realistic as anything we'll see from Apple at WWDC this fall. I look forward to seeing how many of these turn into reality this summer.