[jordanab]

Programming, video editing, graphics design, writing papers, etc... For these applications the iPad Pro has been a disappointment

Apart from maybe graphics design, I don't believe the iPad Pro was ever advertised to do those things (if I'm not mistaken), so I can imagine your disappointment if you expected to do those things on it.

[jermeh]

If you read the press release, Apple VERY heavily emphasizes "creative workflows"

[silicon2401]

Do you take all marketing that seriously? IMO it's best to decide what a tool is best for based on quantitative measures, and assume marketing material is just meaningless fluff to get readers excited. I'm pretty sure you can find $200 laptops get advertised as great for creative workflows