Do you want an iPad Pro?

Rumours have been around for a while now that suggest Apple will be releasing a larger iPad, perhaps with a 12.9 inch screen. They've done smaller before (iPad Mini) but not larger, and the flagship, full size iPad hasn't seen a screen size change since it was first launched. Have a look at our last post, a video about the iPad Pro.

It's an interesting idea, though we have seen a large tablet before, there are a lot of unanswered questions about what it would be like and whether it would succeed. People use tablets for gaming, browsing and occasionally creating documents etc. though they're generally not good enough for more high-brow processing such as editing videos, images and more content-heavy word processing. If, however, you are going to spend what is likely to be a significant amount more money on a larger iPad, then these are the types of things you'd expect to be able to do.

If they are going to release this product, Apple need to create a new operating system for it, or at least adjust iOS to become more like a desktop. I suppose this is what Microsoft tried, and failed, to do with Windows 8. Lets hope Apple can do better. But they do have to do it, a 12.9 inch iPad running standard iOS will not suffice as there would be very little point in having one - it would be like carrying a laptop around (defeating the point of a nice, easy-to-carry, portable tablet) and instead carrying around a large touch screen device without the benefits of a laptop. They need to develop a good, touch-screen, desktop-style operating system and combine that with a powerful processor which can support and run desktop applications and programmes.

However, I struggle to see where this product would fit in. I understand that the market has become crowded with numerous companies offering a wide range of tablets - all of which do basically the same thing, just some better than others. Apple would need to not just make the size the factor that stands out in an iPad pro, but also software which would prove that there is a market for such a device.