John Gruber has been reporting Apple’s news for more than 10 years via his blog Daring Fireball. He admitted that it was the turning point for Apple as well as the whole computing industry for iPad Pro’s release.

He felt that it meant the end of Intel x86 . Intel x86 has been the PC core since 1980s.

The price for top configuration of iPad Pro is $1097, it is $50 cheaper than the cheapest MacBook even purchase with the Smart Keyboard.

Gruber tested the performance of iPad Pro and found it works better and has higher definition screen. In addition, iPad Pro’s battery life can last longer than MacBook.

There are also advantages to use Mac, such as expansibility and more ports. iPad Pro uses the iOS 9.1 system, if you try to use iPad Pro as laptop, you might be disappointed.

Gruber assumes that the future for computer will be based on the ARM processor, instead of using x86 which is mostly applied by Mac and Windows PC. ARM processors are used in iPad and most of the smartphones.

He added that the life of x86 won’t last long. The application of x86 is declining. There will be more chances for ARM, and Apple A SoC will be one of the leader in the future.

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 falls in between laptop and iPad and it is similar to iPad Pro. Surface series products has developed to generation 4, and the experience of using its keyboard is nearly the same as the traditional one. Surface Pro runs Windows 10 operating system and it supports the common PC software.

Surface Pro 4 employs the Intel Core processor on the basis of x86. Its price is the same with iPad Pro in the condition that they use they set the same configuration.