The iPad Is a Full-On Computer Now

After 15 years, the iPad is getting some key software features—like the addition of resizable and movable windows—that help it realize its true destiny.

“This is what you've all been waiting for.” That's what Craig Federighi stated with a gleeful grin on his face as he introduced the latest changes to the iPad at Apple's WWDC25 keynote.

He wasn't talking about new iPad hardware, new software features, or AI implementation that didn't suck. He was talking about windows. You know, those things that computers have. With the release of iPadOS 26, Apple gives these tablets the ability to use conventional windowing—and iPads will never be the same.

Oh, This Is a Computer

Windows are exactly the kind of PC-like interface Apple ...