Ex-Microsoft President Suggests Dual-Boot on iPad “Is Just Nuts”, Emphasizing On The Failure Of The Surface Products

We have previously covered that the OLED iPad Pro is one of the best tablets on the market, possibly the best as far as the hardware is concerned. However, the device still can not compete against a real computer, something that Apple really wants the iPad to be. While the hardware and internals are ideal, iPadOS is holding it back from achieving its true potential as a computer replacement. The former president of Microsoft has now stated that the idea of a dual-boot iPad, which switches between iPadOS and macOS, is not desirable.

The idea of a dual-boot iPad is nuts, says former Windows head at Microsoft

As mentioned, the former Windows head at Microsoft, Steven Sinofsky, has stated that the idea of a dual-boot iPad "is just nuts." The executive states that an iPad with the ability to boot into iPadOS and macOS would not be as good as a dedicated product. We know that Apple would never offer macOS on the iPad, but the fact that it features all the internals for it is a bit let down for the device itself.

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iPadOS might be optimized for performance and efficiency on the M4 iPad Pro but it does not offer the Pro-level features at all. For instance, the company's entry-level iPad 10 houses almost all the features of the M4 iPad Pro, and it only poses the question if the company only has performance gains to offer on the premium models. The term was originally coined by Joanna Stern from the WSJ:

There is a reason why Microsoft's former president suggests that a dual-boot iPad is "nuts". Sinofsky admitted that Microsoft's Surface lineup of products failed to position itself as a tablet and laptop hybrid. He even admitted that desktop interfaces can not be used with touchscreens. He further stated that it would not be wise for Apple to ship the iPad with macOS or offer Macs with touchscreen capabilities.

The executive advised that Apple could ship macOS