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The iPad and MacBook would not be merged as a hybrid device, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on Sunday.
He explains that converging the two devices would have inevitable compromises. It would go against Apple's aim of delivering the best possible experiences to users of the two products of the Cupertino-based giant, reports The Independent.
Cook says that Apple users do not look for a converged machine "Because what that would wind up doing, or what we're worried would happen, is that neither experience would be as good as the customer wants. So we want to make the best tablet in the world and the best Mac in the world."
He adds, "And putting those two together would not achieve anything. You'd begin to compromise in different ways."
When Apple launched last week the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Cook said that buyers of the new tablet would not find it unnecessary to still buy a PC or laptop. He believes the only other Apple device that consumers would retain is the iPhone.
Cook says the iPad Pro is expected to be popular among creative people who sketch and music and movie lovers because of its sound system and powerful speakers, reports The Telegraph.
Although speculations of an Apple-branded convergence gadget has been going on for years, it is further fueled whenever Apple updates its ARM-based A-series chip, specifically its recent use of the A9X.
Cook points out that there is a difference the X86 and A-series, but the tech giant recognizes that people use both the iOS and Mac devices, "So we've taken certain features and made them more seamless across the devices."
