The problem with the iPad as as many have pointed out is that the software hampers what it can do unless you’re willing to contort yourself into a very specific workflow. For most casual users those limitations aren’t an issue and the advantages of the form factor outweigh the deficits. But when you charge MBPro money for a device the trade-offs sting. As @jsnell says, the best solution would be to just let us virtualize macOS on an iPad Pro when using it in certain modes https://sixcolors.com/post/2024/05/the-ipad-pro-is-no-longer-the-future-so-whats-next/
The iPad Pro is no longer the future, so what’s next?

iPad Pro and keyboard, circa its October 2018 announcement. It’s hard to believe that it was more than five and a half years ago that I flew home from a New York Apple event, my mind spinning…

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@film_girl you make some excellent points, and I completely agree. However, I don’t feel price should be a factor in the analysis as we all know that Apple doesn’t care about overcharging for their products, ie: AirPods Max, many Macs, and dare I say ..Apple Vision Pro.