March 23, 2020 ā¼ š
See also: Tom Warrenās take for The Verge: āApple Finally Admits Microsoft Was Right About Tabletsā, which is a borderline jacktastic headline.
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So I donāt know what jacktastic means, but Iām pretty sure itās negative, which is why I led off with an eye roll. Just because a headline doesnāt get on its knees and pray to the all-powerful Apple, doesnāt mean itās jacktastic. When it comes to the form-factor of tablets, Warrenās headline is 100% right. It doesnāt mean Microsoft did it perfectly or even better than Apple, but they got to this particular form-factor first in the same way Samsung got to the giant handheld smartphone first.
And in the same way I loved my iPhone 6 Plus, Iām thrilled with the new keyboard and trackpad support in iOS and I hope it meets the praise Iāve been hearing from those who have been playing around with the beta.
People, even those in the Apple community, got excited when Surfaces were getting revealed, because Microsoft was trying things, such as the giant tabletop Surface. Iām a fan of Gruber, but itās his defensiveness like this that makes people think heās in Appleās pocket. Heās right that there was a convergence by two companies coming from different starting points, but Microsoft still got their first, and hopefully, Apple will do it better.