I've read a lot in the media about this today. The question of "Will the iPad Pro replace laptops at some point?" is a very hot topic after yesterday's announcement. Yet, I still don't see how it could in its current form. The iPad has definitely gotten better in general at being a computer replacement, but there are still so many pain points in trying to use it as your ONLY full blown computer.
For example, I in no way think of myself as a "power user", but I do need my Mac weekly for podcast recording. I use the Thunderbolt ports and HDMI port to hook it up to my two giant monitors, I use one USB port to connect my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, and the other one to connect my Apogee mic. We use a double ended method for our show, so I'm running multiple recordings at once, editing into a final cut, uploading to Dropbox as well as our site for hosting the feed, and doing countless other things at once with the audio clips and effects.
Now, does the common user do stuff like this? Absolutely not. I'm an outlier in this regard. But the common user DOES want to do things like use thumb drives here and there, plug in some peripherals that DON'T use lightning connectors, plug in external monitors, manually create files and folders and even maybe backup locations, etc.
So it's really unclear what Apple is thinking here. Tablet and computer sales have slowed for ALL tablet and computer makers, with one really big exception: the Mac, which is growing. How does a bigger, more expensive, and more niche iPad change that? I guess it's something that artists and business people have wanted for a long time.
Myself? I've been bearish on tablets in general for the last year, and the iPad Pro is still very much an iPad. I tried to shoehorn my iPad Air into a laptop role for a few weeks and couldn't stand it. I don't see my opinion changing with an iPad Pro. iOS sucks as a daily driver for a laptop form factor.