Imagine an "iPad Pro" that had similar battery life and even an integrated keyboard. In addition to supporting the SSH workflow, it can run traditional GUI applications if you really need them.
You don't have to wait: it's called the MacBook Air.
You don't have to wait: it's called the MacBook Air.
Combined with that, bumping up the size in every single app lowers the value proposition for me, especially given the expense of the laptop itself.
I practically live inside my laptop, use it far too much of the day, and anything that makes my eyes hurt more or requires more effort to use instead of less, I consider less than ideal.
Full screen (which I quite enjoy by the way) helps neither or those things.