More Than Just Code podcast - iOS, visionOS and Swift development, news and advice · Tim Mitra, Jaime Lopez Jr, Mark Rubin

Crushing the Competition

·1 hr 16 min·4 clips

Apple apologized for the iPad Pro commercial after the ad crushed creative tools into one device.

Episode 382 opens with Dimitra in Toronto, Jaime in Seattle, Mark in San Jose, and guest Evan Stone joining from Petaluma. They spend a little time putting Petaluma on the map before the hardware talk really starts. That opener gives the conversation its usual More Than Just Co-Podcast looseness. The main topic is Apple's new iPad Air. The hosts walk through the M2 chip, the 12-megapixel landscape front camera, 5G, Apple Pencil support, the back camera, Magic Keyboard compatibility, and storage up to a terabyte. The pricing gets a lot of attention, especially the $599 and $799 starting points. The larger model is framed as the one that makes the decision a little sharper. The show also mentions the headline claim that the new Air is three times faster than the previous version. The group compares that promise with what they would actually buy. Mark says he has usually gone straight to Pro models, so the Air does not pull him in much. That preference sets up the broader argument about where the Air fits in the lineup. The conversation keeps circling back to whether the Pro makes the Air feel less compelling. Jaime and Dimitra treat the choice as practical rather than theoretical. Evan's presence adds another Apple-ecosystem voice to the room. The discussion stays conversational and a little sprawling, which fits the show. It is less about reading bullets than about sorting out how the device would land in real use. The episode also brushes past the surrounding Apple-event buzz and the expectation around M4 talk. But the Air stays the center of gravity. The outro points listeners back to mtjc.fm, the show notes, and the usual ways to follow the podcast. Overall, this is a grounded reaction to Apple's latest tablet move from people who sound comfortable with the platform.

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A practical iPad Air discussion that keeps the Pro in view.

Episode 382 keeps its focus on Apple’s new iPad Air, with a brief opening round of location checks before the hardware talk settles in. The discussion stays practical, moving through the M2 chip, the 12 megapixel landscape front camera, 5G, Apple Pencil support, Magic Keyboard…

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