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Or their market research says that most people aren't interested in doing the kinds of intensive work the require intensive computing power on the go.

The reality is, a portable device will NEVER have the same computing power as a non portable device. By definition. They don't have the same OS because the standard Mac OS is designed to take advantage of the vastly larger resources available to it on a desktop machine. Any version of a Mac OS that runs on a tablet/phone would have to be sold as a knackered version of a Mac OS. Much better to give a quality version of a mobile OS than a dumbed-down version of a desktop OS. Sacrifices are made for size. So there will always be more powerful, more featureul, more capable options on a desktop/laptop platform than a truly mobile platform. Who the fvck wants to do detailed Photoshop work on a 7 inch screen anyway? That sounds like torture, no matter how much processing power is behind that screen.

Tablets and phones are for on-the-go tasks. Games to pass time, minor productivity stuff, idle entertainment, and constant connectivity. They are NOT for serious desktop productivity.

What you're saying is like saying, "I'll buy a Vespa when it's a REAL car, that can go highway speeds, protect me in a head on collision, and help me transport the contents of someone's dorm room." It's never going to happen because the platform is not intended for those uses.

If you don't want something small, light, and mobile that does small, light, and mobile things, then fine. But that's simply a mismatch of desired use, not a product failing.