I love the idea of an iPad Pro being matched by apps that mirror the capacities of their desktop counterparts, but for that to really work Apple has to figure out what they want to do with things like file handling and some of the more complex UI interactions.
It's what MS is getting wrong with Windows 8, IMO. The problem isn't underpowered hardware or some unwillingness to "do real work." It's that preserving the functionality of those "real" apps while keeping them genuinely touch friendly is really, really difficult.
Apple has approached this problem by eliminating some of that functionality, while preserving most of what most people want to do. But if they intend to extend the reach of the iPad into genuine laptop replacement territory, they're either going to have to add something like a "show advanced options" toggle, that exposes some file system stuff and additional UI elements, or figure out how to make everything in, say, FCP X, available to straightforward touch control.
That which doesn't kill you weakens you slightly and makes you less able to cope until you're completely incapacitated
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