An iPad with trackpad support is the worst idea since the puck mouse

When I first read the report in The Information last month fave.co/2VXgwpl that Apple was developing a Smart Keyboard Folio with a trackpad, I was intrigued. It’s been a while since there was an iPad rumour of any substance, and with a refresh supposedly a few weeks away, such a dramatic change to the iPad’s mission statement would turn a humdrum announcement into a riveting one.

But then I pulled out my 12.9in iPad Pro and tried to imagine how it would go. The lack of a trackpad or a mouse is the least of the iPad’s