Apple said that iPad and MacBook complement each other and are open to the Mac product line with touch screen. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple executives explained the relationship between the iPad and MacBook, pointing out that these two products are not in competition, but complementary partners. After comparing the new iPad Pro and MacBook, Joanna Stern, a reporter of the Wall Street Journal, raised relevant questions to Tom Boger, Apple's vice president in charge of iPad and Mac marketing.
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Borg believes that iPad Pro and Mac should be devices that can be used in parallel, and he explains: "We do not regard them as competing devices, but as complementary existence. iPad is a device that takes touch operation as the priority, while Mac is designed to use mouse or keyboard for 'indirect operation'. Apple has been emphasizing this for many years. "
When Stern asked whether it was possible to run Mac applications on iPads or Macs equipped with touch screens in the future, Borg responded: "MacOS is designed for completely different computing modes. Borg revealed that many Apple users use both devices at the same time, and use iPads to 'expand' the working range of Macs through the Continuity function."
When asked further whether Apple might change its attitude towards the touch-screen Mac, Berger did not completely rule out this possibility. He said politely, "Oh, I can't say that we will never change our mind." This answer implied that Apple is open to future technology development, although there is no clear plan at present.