My read: Apple has a disconnect between their product refreshes and the internal development on their M1 SoCs. They knew they weren't going to tackle Thunderbol

My read: Apple has a disconnect between their product refreshes and the internal development on their M1 SoCs. They knew they weren't going to tackle Thunderbolt for the first gen of the M1 macbooks, but now the internal development has caught up enough and they're in a position where they have to refresh the iPad. So, of course, they put the new SoC into the refresh. Is thunderbolt relevant to the iPad? Their video really tried to sell it, I don't really buy it. It's not like, "Oh, I would have used Photoshop on the iPad, but the transfer speeds are too slow so I guess I'll get something else." That's not to say that it isn't welcome, just that it's not a big deal for this particular product. The MacBooks and the new iMacs on the other hand, yeah -- thunderbolt is a huge deal over there. Apple's 2nd gen ARM laptops should scare the hell out of all their competition.