Just an update for what it's worth, my friend just messaged, he took his bent iPad back to the store today. They accepted it is an issue but asked him to return tomorrow and they will set one aside as they were low on stock with more in overnight.
The girl he spoke says they have had a 'few' being returned since Christmas day with bending issues. No elaboration on what a 'few' is in numbers.
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Indeed, for the iPad to be a true replacement for your laptop it needs the same OS that your laptop runs on, or at least much of the functionality it offers. And the A12X is capable of making that happen.
I am fairly certain that we are already at the stage from a performance viewpoint where the first screen you see when starting up a new iPad Pro could say "Do you want to install IOS or macOS Lite?".
Maybe it's coming, Maybe it's not. There will be a number cruncher in the Apple accounting office quietly mumbling to themselves how it could potentially impact the sales numbers of the MBP. But then This does appear to be the direction Apple is moving.
Have a couple of colleagues who use the surface pro, docked at home and used as their main device with a keyboard, mouse and large screen monitor, a tablet when they want it as one and also a laptop when on the move. Works great for them. Pity, it's a Microsoft device, running Windows though