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# Why killing iPadOS isn't what you think it is
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/why-killing-ipados-isnt-what-you-think-it-is/
- Published: 2026-03-02T13:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-02T13:47:59.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler

In the second episode of the A Better Computer podcast, I talk more about how I think "killing iPadOS" is actually making everything more like an iPad. We look at why, from a developer's perspective, there's already literally no difference between iPadOS and iOS software. And then I give a quick update on my ROG Xbox Ally X, which is now running Linux and is so much better than it was when it was running Windows.

[Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/49oAwqT9llY?si=g8vzMf4El32YLm46&ref=birchtree.me), or listen in your favorite app.