Ok - so I am all in as a non profit ED and grant writer and only used the iPad Pro. But it’s like 89% awesome for work. I went all in and learned the OS but I really feel like I’m fighting against it 11% of the time and it’s getting really old. I had to build a logic model so I used Omnigraffle on the Mac and it was like suddenly my workflow/process got lubed up and I was speed racing through all sorts of tasks.
For example, today I was writing a letter in the office 365 app. I needed to cut and paste from another document. Nope. Couldn’t open both at the same time/side by side. So then I thought I’d try it using Google docs because I found recently that Google docs is an awesome WYSIWYG writing app. Nope. Don’t support two windows.
I got it done, but it’s little stuff like that that creates friction in my productivity. And that sucks. Also - I understand that my examples above are app specific, but I could just as easily write about how the Files app is a pain in the ass when I need to drag a column to be a bit wider to see info without opening the preview up…or about how highlighting words when using an external mouse is stupid and requires dragging the dots like using a finger.
Rant over.
I guess my question for any Lemmings out there is this: what small things can #apple do to make the OS super awesome for office work?
I think stage manager is a feature that really likes having a larger screen. I have a 12.9" and I plug it into a 27" monitor sometimes, so my use case is probably a bit different than yours. I've never tried it on an 11".
I use my iPad like a little iOS laptop - I'd probably get a 14" version if they made one.