No thanks.
A small minority of people are asking for MacOS on iPad. If you’ve ever extended your Mac desktop to the iPad using sidecar, you will know that it’s a horrendous experience, and especially on touch.
Some people just need to be saved from themselves.
If you want a convertible, MS sell the surface line.
But just so you’re aware, Apple sell almost 3x the amount of iPads as MacBooks. The vast majority of iPad owners are very happy with them - clearly.
So once upon a time there was no iPad... in fact when launched, most of the tech reviewers laughed at the name and couldnt see anyone buying them. They ate their words.
What harm would there be to allow a device this flexxibility?
If you want a pure iPad experience, you just use it as is.
You add the keyboard and mouse and it boots to either some (non touch) MacOS or just use with iPadOS.
It could even be a Preference so you didnt get asked each time.
They share storage so you can decide whether to use the MacOS Final Cut Pro or the iOS FCP.
It's about flexibility.
As for "a small minority of people", yes there are a small vocal group constantly pushing Apple.
But maybe for some carrying one device instead of two products is worth the money.
Given iPad Pro prices and accessory costs, there's little saving over a Macbook.
Surface devices exist.
And I'm not keen on the touch Windows OS.
Apple are right - the two OSes are differently focused for interactions.
iPad is touch first, MacOS is keyboard/mouse.
But the new hardware is well up to the task.
And that's why people are asking.
saying "no thanks" is OK. If you don't want it, that's really fine. (it's not like the EU making iOS rulings that affect everyone).
but to some people it seems important. So why deny them and their shiny new and capable hardware to use the power sitting there? Apple might even sell products if they did it...