On a normal desktop OS, it is routine to use multiple applications in concert to do work, using files and the clipboard as means of composition.
Applications share data on the iPad just like on the desktop - copy and paste and opening a document in multiple apps.
often resorting to cloud services (and thus a mandatory network connection) as a clumsy workaround, and even copying and pasting data between applications can be challenging and error-prone.
You can store documents on your device that can be shared just like you can on iCloud and Dropbox.
On a desktop, any user can invent new workflows. On an ipad, a user can only buy them wholesale. Users are at the mercy of the degree of forethought the app developers
Apple actually bought the company that made the Workflow app and integrated more tightly into iOS to allow cross app automation
Applications share data on the iPad just like on the desktop - copy and paste and opening a document in multiple apps.
often resorting to cloud services (and thus a mandatory network connection) as a clumsy workaround, and even copying and pasting data between applications can be challenging and error-prone.
You can store documents on your device that can be shared just like you can on iCloud and Dropbox.
On a desktop, any user can invent new workflows. On an ipad, a user can only buy them wholesale. Users are at the mercy of the degree of forethought the app developers
Apple actually bought the company that made the Workflow app and integrated more tightly into iOS to allow cross app automation