I'm kind of surprised by the surprise generated by MacBook Pro resilience on the market. What were they expecting? That everybody would buy an iPad? Mom and D

I'm kind of surprised by the surprise generated by MacBook Pro resilience on the market. What were they expecting? That everybody would buy an iPad? Mom and Dad sure, but professionals? More and more I have the feeling that the MacBook Pro is the go-to laptop not only in startups but also in more established companies. That's what I've been given at my past 3 companies, and almost all devs were using that.