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I like iPhones because they are a little bit restricted.

But let’s be real here. They should have unified everything 5 years ago. Your phone should plugin to a screen and be a “netbook” level device and anything 13 inches and up should be running MacOS. The iPad should have a real affordable keyboard.

These limitations are no longer designed to make the product better.

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I moved to a beach town and found out the tides app only exists on my Apple Watch. I went through 10 iOS apps that didn’t work properly or wanted me to pay subscription before giving up. I just don’t understand… do they not use their own products or something?

It does have a “real affordable keyboard” - any BT keyboard and mouse. My wife uses both that came from Amazon for $30 bucks each

This is clearly sub-optimal for a tablet. And worse, they are supposed to be a company that has good taste and design.

I bought a knock off cantilever keyboard cover. This is clearly the way to go. Very clever design from Apple. The knockoff works almost as well for 25% of the price.

How is it “suboptimal”?

My wife has this

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C4KH2GH3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_shar...

And uses a wireless keyboard and mouse. I use an Apple keyboard and mouse and have this for my MacBook

https://www.therooststand.com/

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