It’s worth noting that Microsoft’s approach doesn’t come without tradeoffs, however. The OS itself may be touch friendly, but the overwhelming majority of third-party Windows applications are not, and I sincerely believe that unless Microsoft does something to change this fact, it will have immense ramifications for the proliferation of production-focused touch-based Windows devices. In short, Microsoft has nailed the creation of a touch OS built for productivity, but those developing for the platform have yet to follow their lead, and it’s unclear what would need to happen to make that change.<p>On the other hand, Apple already has an immense library of touch-first apps to draw from, meaning that all they have to do now is get the OS component right — something that’s entirely feasible since it’s under their direct control. Even if Apple decided to make future iPad Pro models run a touch-friendly OS X variant, they’d still be at an advantage here since iOS and OS X apps are extremely similar and easily ported back and forth.