(“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.” ― William Gibson)
Not an iPhone Pro Not an iPad Not a breakthrough internet device iPhone Duo Are you getting it? John Ternus’s first keynote as Apple's CEO aped the heights of Steve Jobs’ best keynotes including An 'intelligent personal' hub [1] One More Thing except the one I was anticipating the most these are not three separate devices... iPhone Duo is not an iPad; it doesn’t run iPad apps.
It all started because I wanted a better keyboard for my iPhone. I had no idea that, in looking for one, I’d accidentally create the hybrid Apple computer of my dreams.[1] After Apple announced Apple Intelligence with ‘New Siri’, and redesigned ‘Type to Siri’, I sought out an attachable keyboard for my iPhone. The promised AI features didn’t materialize and I was left wondering what else I could use this mini keyboard for…
If you had told me ten years ago that, in 2026, Apple would be poised to take over the low end and Microsoft would be aiming to take over the high end… I would have believed you once the caveats ‘with an iPhone chip’ and ‘with an Nvidia SoC’ were added, respectively.