The Mac mini DTK ran an A12X, so an A18 certainly isn’t some incredible revelation. It could run macOS or iPadOS or both. If Apple can build the M1 MacBook Air and sell those in Wal-mart at $649, then they can sell these at a similar price point and start digging into Windows market share. People may say that market share is irrelevant in this day and age, but Services income depends on devices in use, and Apple finally controls most of the stack manufacturing wise, so maybe the time is ripe. Very interested to see where this leads.