With the addition of a folio-type keyboard and self-supporting tip-up mode, there's little the device cannot do from a set of basic laptop functionality. And yet it's still a fully-capable touch device.

Where failure enters is in the accessories and peripherals (especially keyboards), and of course, the OS and apps.

At which point I think I'm going to end up re-writing the rant I'd composed nearly three years ago, so I'll just link it:

https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/lqgtwy_rhsfbdh5cdxb1rq

TL;DR:

1. Standardise form factors so keyboards Just Freaking Fit.

2. Offer a true and robust shell and Linux userland, with filesystem access.

3. Provide real apps with full keyboard support.

4. Uncripple the OS.

I'm looking at PineTab and Purism's tablet offerings with interest.

2-in-1 laptop designs ... might work, though the additional hardware and fragility strike me as large liabilities.