It’s all but confirmed that September 12 is the date for next big Apple event. There, iOS11 and the new MAC_OS will be released. At the same time Apple will announced the new iPhone 8 and a few other new and updated products. It is Apple’s biggest event of the year.
Microsoft will also hold an event, most likely later in September to release its latest update to Windows…AKA, the Fall Creator’s Update. All three products have been in Beta releases for some time now, so we know what will be in them. Our first two stories give the details on the upgrades for Windows and iOS 11.
While Windows only has one basic OS (with iterations for home and professional use), Apple has two…iOS 11 is for their iPhones and iPads. MAC_OS is only for iMAC desktop computers and the various Apple laptops. iOS11 will definitely have the most changes of the two Apple OS’s.
Many have speculated that Apple will eventually do away with MAC’s and focus on iOS products as it it by far the major source of Apple’s income. But that is in the distant future. With iOS 11, iPads can now replace the traditional laptop and Apple is actively promoting that concept. I know a few journalists who have done away with their laptops and are now using only the 10” iPad Pro (with a keyboard) for their only portable computing device. With iOS 11, it is finally a viable option.
As for me, I disposed of my Apple MacBook laptop a few months ago and now use an HP Spectre 360 running Windows 10. I even docked it to a 24” monitor and full keyboard to use as my main desktop computer. It is so fast and powerful it was stupid not to use it on a daily basis as my main Windows computer. In fact, I use it almost exclusively for writing this blog as my blogging software only works in Windows. But it also functions extremely well as a laptop and a tablet.
However, my main desktop is still my 27” iMac 5K Retina. The screen is so big and beautiful that it is impossible not to use. I still run Windows on it (using Parallels software), but most of my work focuses on Photoshop and Lightroom and you just can’t beat my iMac for this kind of work. On a side note, the Windows version of Office 365 is so far superior to the MAC version that I run it inside of Parallels.
But back to the topic at hand, I look forward to using my iPad running iOS 11 with a keyboard to see if I can use it in the field as a laptop. I will let you know my take on it after I use it for a while.
So as you can see, I will be getting all three OS updates for all my computers when they are released. It should be interesting and fun. I hope it turns out to be a fun experience for you also.
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