When the first convertible Windows computers began to emerge, with the possibility of being used as a classic PC or tablet, many of us looked to Apple waiting to see if it opted for this path for its Macs. Already in 2020 we saw this possibility almost ruled out, without However, some appreciable images in the macOS App Store open the door to speculation. Apple Easter egg or curious minor mistake? We analyze it.
Halfway between a Mac and an iPad
The fact of seeing iPad with really powerful hardware such as the ‘Pro’ models and even seeing its operating system renamed as iPadOS makes us believe that in a way these tablets are the entry models to the range of Mac computers, saving the obvious distances . For this reason it was also thought that more and more its software would resemble macOS and yet we have seen this year that the opposite has happened, since the new macOS Big Sur drinks a lot aesthetically from what iPadOS is.
Some users and media have echoed in recent hours a design shown in the Mac App Store in which you can see images of Mac widgets and windows being manipulated with a finger, which is impossible today. While it is true that the widgets are precisely traced on Mac and iPad, the truth is that only the latter can be operated with your finger.
What basis would there be for this to come true?
For several years we have been seeing, with greater or lesser assiduity, how Apple patents computers with touch support. However, we know how these types of registrations are, since they are something extremely frequent in companies like Apple and that in no case do they serve as a sure foundation that a product with patented characteristics is going to be launched. What’s more, the vast majority of patents do not materialize, since in the end they only serve as support to the company to make sure that nobody gets ahead of them.
Beyond these documents, we have a recent interview with Craig Federighi, Apple’s vice president of software, who did not categorically deny that we will see a Mac with these characteristics in the future. However, he stated very forcefully that this is not something that Apple is currently working on. Therefore, the images seen in the Mac App Store could be a design error or perhaps a future improvement in Sidecar , the function that allows you to duplicate the Mac screen on an iPad and who knows if it will be used in the future so that macOS can be better manipulated from the tablet.
