In introducing both the 12.9-inch and 9.7-inch iPad Pros, Apple has made clear that the mobile devices are designed to become the primary portable computing tools. The plan, it seems, is to offer alternatives to the MacBook Pro and Air that eventually will be the replacements.
This has yet to happen and is apparently evident on the huge interest being generated by the rumored 2016 release dates of both the fresh MacBook Pro and Air models. In a blog post, Ben Brooks said that the bigger iPad Pro now serves as his chief computing device but the MacBook remains within reach for tasks that are better performed using a laptop.
After four months of iOS computing, Brooks toyed with the idea that a day will come and the iPad Pro will become more prominent than the MacBooks, chiefly because of the operating system. In fact, "Mac OS X is the niche operation system not iOS," Brooks declared.
One thing going for the iPad OS is the absence of complexity, at least on the surface - meaning it is easier to use. To illustrate his point, Brooks cited the engineering of the modern cars that have become more advanced and even more complicated inside. However, they are easier to use and master now compared to the first automobiles.
Apple's iOS lies on the same zone - the complications have been taken care of so users will have an easier and more fulfilling computing experience. And soon enough, iOS and the mobile devices it powers will be the preferred computing tools over OS X and the MacBooks.
Brooks predicted too that the 2016 WWDC in June will usher in some sort of "gold rush for iOS apps," that will benefit both developers and iPad users. The result is cross platform development of applications that at the moment are focused on OS X but will soon found their way on iOS with equal power and capabilities.
In the same event, the MacBook Pro and Air 2016 series are expected to be introduced and rumors say the new models will unpack in 13-inch and 15-inch screen sizes but with the same build and design of the 2015 12-inch MacBook. Release date of the next-generation ultraportable Macs should happen in the few months or even weeks following the June 2016 WWDC.