The iPad has long promised desktop-quality apps. But both iOS and Android have to catch up to their hardware to match desktop productivity.
Apple’s last financial quarter was yet another record-breaker. Its success was largely built on the the iPhone, but it also saw an increased role of the company’s first wearable, the Apple Watch. However, among the darker clouds in the company’s generally sunny picture was the iPad. The once red-hot device has seen its momentum fold like the laptop clamshells it once seemed poised to wipe out, with sales dropping 20% year over year.
