--- title: every Apple device is the same device... | daily.dev description: An opinion piece argues that Apple's iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro have converged on nearly identical hardware thanks to the shared Apple Silicon... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/every-apple-device-is-the-same-device--ypjlhqhbf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: every Apple device is the same device... | daily.dev og:description: An opinion piece argues that Apple's iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro have converged on nearly identical hardware thanks to the shared Apple Silicon... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/every-apple-device-is-the-same-device--ypjlhqhbf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YpjlhqHBf.png og:image:alt: every Apple device is the same device... og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # every Apple device is the same device... **[Slidebean](https://daily.dev/sources/slidebean)** · 24 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An opinion piece argues that Apple's iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro have converged on nearly identical hardware thanks to the shared Apple Silicon architecture, eliminating the old rule that screen size determines power and use case. The creator runs timed tests of email, spreadsheets, and photo editing across all four devices to show how much overlap exists, then argues Apple deliberately maintains 'artificial software walls' and category separation to keep selling multiple devices and locking users into its ecosystem via services and iCloud subscriptions, since hardware upgrade cycles have slowed and services now drive growth. The video ends with practical advice to pick devices based on which reduces daily friction rather than Apple's marketed use cases. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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