Thinking about an iPad Pro ⇢

Federico Viticci has strung together all the rumors about a bigger iPad, and thought about what a bigger tablet from Apple could offer.

In his article, Mr. Smooth Hands outlines two possible ways Apple could define a “pro” tablet:

• Making the iPad bigger
• Making software or hardware changes, including adding things like more RAM, better inner-app communication and a window manager

While I do think Apple will probably ship a larger iPad at some point, I don’t think that the company would add substantial software features to it that would be exclusive to the form factor.

Over time, Apple has shifted the iOS product lines from single devices to families based on size, just like it does with desktops and notebooks. OS X on the 27-inch iMac is the same OS X found on the 11.6-inch MacBook Air. While the iMac can do things faster, it can’t do more things than the MacBook Air. I don’t see that pattern being broken anytime soon by the iPad.