At first, I thought this story was satire/fake.
I haven't used the Wacoms, though, so I have no comparison points.
I find that it works almost miraculously. I'm an artist (as is my wife), and we find it's almost perfect.
The lag -even milliseconds- can be enough to ruin the experience for an artist. The iPad/pen lag is not noticeable. That said, I think the graphics app probably has more to do with it, than the hardware.
I think "faceless" wired Wacom tablets had no noticeable lag at all (we had a couple, at my old job). I have never used one of their Cintiq tablets, though.
Collaboration fuels innovation: Apple's reliance on specialized third-party suppliers, such as TSMC and Bosch, enables it to focus on refining design and user experience while leveraging the technical expertise and R&D of its partners for advanced components.
Outsourcing is a strategic necessity: The complexity and cost of producing certain components, such as chips and sensors, make it impractical for Apple to develop everything in-house. By outsourcing, Apple taps into specialized knowledge while staying competitive.
Suppliers are key to Apple's success: Companies like SiTime and Texas Instruments provide essential components that allow the Apple Pencil Pro to deliver high performance, showcasing the importance of Apple's global network of partners.
At the time, Intel believed the mobile phone processor market was too small to justify the immense R&D investment required to deliver on Apple's request. Designing chips is an incredibly costly endeavor, and Intel assumed that the volumes wouldn't be large enough to cover those costs. In hindsight, this decision would go down as one of the biggest missed opportunities in business history. Otellini later admitted that Intel had drastically miscalculated, underestimating potential demand by 100x.
> Apple Pencil Pro adds even more magical capabilities to help bring your ideas to life. New advanced features make marking up, taking notes, and creating a masterpiece more intuitive than ever.
At least that has part numbers and stuff.
WillAdams•3mo ago
dotancohen•3mo ago
And I have an EMR pen collection to rival my fountain pen collection. Any device I buy must support them.
mrkpdl•3mo ago
WillAdams•3mo ago
Time was, Wacom did a variety of stylus shapes/designs ranging from tracing pucks for CAD to airbrush-like ones which mimicked the dual action setup on high-end units.