“...all the functions of the Macs, and vice versa. I have both. Same with vehicles, I have a truck, a sedan, and a couple sports cars - each is superior in some functions to the others.”
Actually no further clarification needed. I’m speaking in terms of MY families functionality needs, not the full functional ability of each device.
For most though it’s a compromise so they seek out a single multipurpose device or a crossover vehicle that can do a little of everything.
Agree - for many. When my wife and I were younger, we had a little sedan and forced it to be a multipurpose vehicle. We carried sofas, Christmas trees, one time a water heater on the roof, you name it and that car did it. But it wasn't pleasant. We're better off now and use specific vehicles to get the job done. I really love my truck, easy to haul anything! Use it daily, while the sports car gets sporadic use for the speed and top-down driving. Same with computers, much easier having multiple devices based on what you're using it for. Can't drag the heavier computer everywhere while the iPad is extremely mobile. The big computer is used for database, video/photo work.