You are only arguing from the “now state” and comparing device capabilities that have only existed for about 18 months since the M series chips came out. iPads

You are only arguing from the “now state” and comparing device capabilities that have only existed for about 18 months since the M series chips came out. iPads of 14 years ago, even pro models pre-M chip would not be reasonable devices for development or MacOS. Original intent was information consumption. The design and form factor speaks to this as the primary function of the device. Sure as tech has lead to more powerful hardware, even where it has added content creation capabilities, they are still focused on content creation where the form factor is appropriate and doesn’t get in the way. The expectation that Apple should now consider the device and tune its software and OS to SWE is a pretty bold expectation. Frankly, most devs I know wouldn’t use the device for hardcore dev even if it ran MacOS. It would be useable for those few moments when you would not be behind a desk and need to code, emergency fixes and the like. Pretty sure Apple’s product team knows this and are not all that worried about that use case.