I've been using an M2 Mini for a while now, and this would definitely get me to upgrade. It's finally a worthy upgrade.

Why cant the mac use it?

I think m4 is ipad only right now.

Oh wow. That’s crazy overkill

/r/ipad is very shoulder-shrug about the announcement. We've been asking for better software at least since 2020.

hopefully will be resolved in a month.

Probably just random AI features rather than what you want, being able to run Mac OS apps.

You gotta let that go. It’s just not going to happen.

With the new frameworks in ios17 it’s clear that Apple is slowly converging on providing the tools for easily compiling for Mac and iPad from the same codebase.

IIRC, Apple likes to use the iPad Pro to introduce shiny new technological features that may or may not end up in Apple's other products. (mini-LED HDR and 120/variable Hz display refreshcomes to mind.)

Yeah that’s how they announced it. Surprised a lot of people. There was a rumor from Mark German but it seems wild they would do that.

They did.

But you can be sure it will be in the Mac line as they announce the next updates.

Probably because it is a passively cooled tablet ...