Sales of both the iPad and tablets in general have been falling for several years and it does not seem that future expectations are improvements than current ones. In fact, except for Apple that continues to bet on the iPad, although giving it a more professional touch, the rest of the companies are just renewing the models they currently offer on the market. It seems that users have finally realized the limitations offered by this type of device and have opted for another type of tablet that allows them to perform more functions while occupying practically the same space.
And as proof of this, we have the latest economic results shown by the Redmond-based company, Microsoft, in which we can see how the company has sold 38% more of the Surface than in the same period last year, going from income from the sale of these devices of 672 million dollars to 926 million. Although it is true that the company has not offered the number of devices sold, these figures can give us to understand that users are seeing with very good eyes a tablet that offers us all the power of a computer and to which we can attach a keyboard and mouse when we need it.
The days before the presentation of the iPad Pro, many were the rumors that pointed to Apple could launch a hybrid operating system that would allow us to manage the tablet with iOS and / or OS X, so that we could make use of desktop applications giving the device greater versatility. But as we could see, the iPad Pro is managed with iOS, with the limitations that this entails for all those users who need mobility but at the same time require applications that are only available on OS X.