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by jandrese 1889 days ago
surfing the web whilst on the couch -- consuming media

checking in on my RSS feeds -- consuming media

casual gaming -- consuming media

watching movies -- consuming media

reading PDF & Kindle e-books -- consuming media

handwritten & typed notes for work & study -- light typing

replying emails -- light typing

portable RDP, VNC & SSH client on the go -- not sure

This is what the OP was complaining about. It's fine for consuming media, but the Pro part was supposed to be about people creating things. Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment.

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Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment

Apart from maybe graphics design, I don't believe the iPad Pro was ever advertised to do those things (if I'm not mistaken), so I can imagine your disappointment if you expected to do those things on it.

If you read the press release, Apple VERY heavily emphasizes "creative workflows"
Do you take all marketing that seriously? IMO it's best to decide what a tool is best for based on quantitative measures, and assume marketing material is just meaningless fluff to get readers excited. I'm pretty sure you can find $200 laptops get advertised as great for creative workflows