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> Holds it back from what?

Being a full-fledged computer.

> Why not use a laptop if you want these?

What if I want a tablet I can dock and turn into a laptop or workstation? The M1 iPad Pro would be a perfect competitor to the likes of the Surface Pro, if the OS weren't holding it back.

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I don't get it: Apple are not selling the iPad as that.

The iPad will NEVER be a full-fledged computer. Never ever. By design. The same way Apple will never make a phone or watch that is a full-fledged computer. In their view it is not what padds are. Full stop.

Personally, I like it this way. I can understand why some others would not. For them, there are other vendors making pads that fulfill their needs.

Can it at least do basic every day tasks that most people would not get frustrated as hell trying to use?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dWhwAhpZGs

> Never ever.

Design and business are not absolute truth.

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