I love the form factor of iPad, and with a physical keyboard it's starting to be quite good.
But...
I can't design UIs on it (no Figma or Sketch - yes there are some vector drawing apps but they don't compare)
I can't edit high quality video on it (locked down codecs - only h264/h265, no prores, no raw codecs, no ability to install codecs beyond what the OS provides)
I can't use an iPad to write software for iPad (no xcode)
File management with iOS13 is better but still clunky compared to desktop OS's.
Yes there are many things you can do with it that qualify as work for many people, but compared to desktop it's still very much lacking in many areas, and not really progressing significantly either. I wish iOS was more extensible by users and it could have a better chance
But...
I can't design UIs on it (no Figma or Sketch - yes there are some vector drawing apps but they don't compare)
I can't edit high quality video on it (locked down codecs - only h264/h265, no prores, no raw codecs, no ability to install codecs beyond what the OS provides)
I can't use an iPad to write software for iPad (no xcode)
File management with iOS13 is better but still clunky compared to desktop OS's.
Yes there are many things you can do with it that qualify as work for many people, but compared to desktop it's still very much lacking in many areas, and not really progressing significantly either. I wish iOS was more extensible by users and it could have a better chance