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Let me install macOS on one and I'll buy it in a heartbeat. It's not "pro" until I can use a terminal, an IDE, desktop apps, etc

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Exactly! It's a nice form-factor and hardware etc, but I couldn't and wouldn't want to live solely in iOS-land

There really is no reason at all to not support macOS apps when you've given the device a keyboard and a trackpad+cursor. In a lot of ways, this form factor is exactly what I would want my Macbook to be... ultra-portable, touch-screen with Pen support, more dynamic hinge, and no touch bar.

> There really is no reason at all to not support macOS apps when you've given the device a keyboard and a trackpad+cursor.

That would turn the keyboard and trackpad into a requirement rather than an option. If you want macOS you already have options. The iPad is great because it's tablet first with touch as primary input method.

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