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Except that the iPad does run what they want. Just because the App Store doesn’t have X piece of software doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have Y suitable replacement. In fact, most of the functional equivalents in the App Store are better optimized for the iPad’s unique hardware than a piece of software developed for another platform.

As somebody who has recently (within the last year) replaced his Android devices with Apple equivalents, I initially lamented the lack of some of my favorite apps, but at this point I actually appreciate the functionality and quality of the apps I’ve replaced more than the ones that I miss.



> App Store doesn’t have X piece of software doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have Y suitable replacement.

Apple blocks JIT, causing the iSH and aShell emulators to make the iPad too hot to touch, and too hot for the battery to safely charge (you'll get a message that charging has been stopped until the iPad can cool down).

Apple blocks VMs (removed in 16.4).




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