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I own an iPad, I'm not unfamiliar with it's capabilities. It's just not that compelling of a package, hardware and software wise. If I'm going to write code, I could either punish myself and reach for the iPad, or I could go grab a laptop and get work done. I'm not denying the fact that you can SSH into a server with it and use special bindings for your Magic Keyboard but... why would you? Professionals want robust tools, plain and simple. The iPad is a wading pool for a lot of activities; you can get a little photo editing done, you can do some video editing in a pinch, you can futz around in Garageband with pre-sampled instruments and a handful of sampled synthesizers, but once again: why? They're neat timewasters, party tricks in an 11" form factor. It's not held back by a lack of power, it's held back by Apple's refusal to give it proper tooling. If there was a proper DAW on the iPad, I might be agreeing with you. If it didn't tone-down the file management to somehow be worse than a Chromebook, there might be some kind of professional utility there. But they don't, and that's why HN posters simply don't care about your iPad. It's a Disney-fied whirlwind tour through creative professions and bare-minimum MVPs. Oh, and there's TikTok and YouTube apps for when you inevitably give up and resign yourself to consuming entertainment. I only reach for mine when I need a third screen for YouTube videos, and even then I often just balk at the screen ghosting and toss it back in the drawer.