∞ regress: iPad-less travel

A funny thing happened on my way to LA: I forgot to pack my iPad, and I didn't even notice it was gone. The M1 MacBook Air survived the 6+ hours of almost constant in-flight use with 66% charge. It is also noticeably lighter (or lighter-feeling) than the 12" iPad Pro with a keyboard case.#

There is only one use case for the iPad now, but it's a big one: taking notes in GoodNotes with a PDF open side-by-side. Even if MacBooks got touch screens — which will never happen — I doubt that Surface-like folding over to take notes is in their future.#

So the one thing Steve Jobs was against being on a tablet ("If you see a stylus … they blew it") is now its main differentiating factor. How times change. #