That's not really a good excuse for leaving the bootloader locked? Adding iPads as a supported hardware target for MacOS is trivial (especially on the Pro model

That's not really a good excuse for leaving the bootloader locked? Adding iPads as a supported hardware target for MacOS is trivial (especially on the Pro models) and it doesn't degrade either experiences. Plus, they'd do a good job shutting up the row of people like me who want to see all their hardware get unlocked. Obviously their main motivation is control over the product, but I think an open bootloader is a completely sane request for hardware you own outright.