It's not like this overkill is a new phenomenon, the contrast between how powerful iPads are and how few applications they actually have for all that power has been there since they started putting M-series chips in them three years ago.

I think it's more just the best chip they had and they want to use it.

Many iPads have been "overkill" as far as the amount of power available in theory compared to utilizing it. That's nothing new.

AI is not going to change the fact that you cannot run VSCode natively on an iPad.

They’ve always been overkill for what most do with them. Lots of folks with iPad pros just want the really big screen and would otherwise be ok with midrange iPad power, but you can only get it with supercomputer internals.

I write that as an iPad Pro owner who really loves the device.

That’s what motivated me to pick one up.

I acknowledge that I’m delusional for hoping they will make files easier to use on iPad OS at wwdc… but every year I hope.

If I could get vs code and sync thing on the iPad, I’d do it in a heartbeat and ditch my aging xps 13.