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Jason Snell, writing for Macworld on the announcement of Photoshop coming to iPad next year.   Adobe's move to iPad makes everyone who knows, loves, or relies on Photoshop candidate for iPad Pro.   And make no mistake, iPad Pro is already plenty powerful enough to run Photoshop, and with Apple Pencil it's got method that will satisfy most graphics pros.   Even better, that it will be building in cloud syncing for Photoshop files, so that you'll be able to hand off projects from one device to another..   lot of the criticism of iPad Pro as tool for doing real work comes down to software.   These arguments have been weak for while now, and with every app that arrives on the platform, the quieter that criticism has to get.   Adobe's also bringing version of Premiere, called Premiere Rush, to iPad.   Multiple factors from better-looking displays and more GPUs to cloud-based file management and subscriptions are converging to make it possible to have app experience on every device you have without compromise.   In this transition, iPad versions of desktop apps will be treated less like companion apps to a real desktop one and more like the app, with the same features, optimized for touch and capable of adapting to the kind of computer it's running on ..   perhaps it's time they also start treating iPad as place for pro apps, not just companion utilities of macOS apps..   Read more