I can&#x27;t really disagree with your list, but I feel most of it demonstrates power user features rather than typical needs of a professional. I repeat my earlier point: I don&#x27;t see much there that, for example, a graphic artist would demand. Very few people in the wider populace use multiple displays. Most people wouldn&#x27;t know what boot control, background processes, or even filesystems are. Tab-order is screwed even on a &#x27;real&#x27; OS like OSX.<p>My main gripe is this belief that the iPad is somehow less capable because it doesn&#x27;t run a &#x27;real&#x27; OS when, in fact, it is usable precisely <i>because</i> it runs an OS tailored towards its purpose as a device for consumption, primarily, but also for specialised professional niches that don&#x27;t involve tinkering under the bonnet for the sake of it — not that there&#x27;s anything wrong with that, of course.