Some time ago, Steve Jobs described the iPad as the future of computing. That has looked more unlikely over time, and it's still probably not quite true. But first impressions are that the new iPad Pro makes that longterm vision a little less blurry.
I travel a bit for work, and have until recently found the promise of new devices underwhelming. They all seemed to augment existing devices rather than replace them. Not too long ago I would travel with:
* a work laptop
* a personal laptop (for personal projects)
* an iPad for media consumption on airplanes
* a Kindle or Nexus 7 for books and such
* a work phone
* a personal phone
Not to mention all the attendant chargers and cables. My iPad Pro and the keyboard folio now replaces my personal laptop (for travel only...), the Nexus 7, and my personal phone. There are some minor sacrifices involved of course, and in hindsight I wish I had the LTE version. But I finally feel like it's one device that can, for multiple days, supplant most of my other devices.
Which is just to say I agree. The iPad isn't the future of computing yet, but it's getting there.
