I have been using an iPad exlusively for 3 years and this makes sense to me.
Once they add this (and a mouse to iPad); then we can have the best of both worlds
Once they add this (and a mouse to iPad); then we can have the best of both worlds
Desktop is driven by a pointer (mouse/trackpad) and keyboard, both with high degrees of fidelity. iPad and iPhone only have touch. (iPad has a keyboard as an afterthought, and the support for it is inconsistent even within the OS itself).
I have used iPad Pro exclusively for last 3 years for python coding and office work and not sure what you mean by it.
As I tried to work on it the way I work on my laptop, I would continuously run into an impedance mismatch. What I could tab to I now had to touch. What I could reach with my mouse/trackpad, I now had to touch. What I could select with my mouse/trackpad, i now had to touch. Multiple gestures and keyboard shortcuts ingrained into me by my laptop usage failed on the iPad because the software was never built to be controlled via keyboard.
MS tried doing combining desktop and mobile twice, and it failed. I have no idea why Apple thinks they can do it with any degree of confidence.