I rather expect that the M1 iPad is the next step of elevating iOS to an all-purpose platform, and the path is to ultimately get rid of the Desktop OS and all i

I rather expect that the M1 iPad is the next step of elevating iOS to an all-purpose platform, and the path is to ultimately get rid of the Desktop OS and all its remaining "openness" in favor of the tightly controlled revenue-generating ecosystem-model of iOS. The M1 iMac is already quite close to a "iPad Desktop", I'm not sure how long it will take until Apple takes the full step and ships an iMac with iOS. My guess is that there will be an intermediary phase where the OS will only allow AppleStore apps by default but can be unlocked. And then one day the "most-affordable iMac ever" will arrive, with iOS...