Because now, at this price, there’s not a situation where I’d buy an iPad Pro over this. Although it’s marketed as a “pro”, device, a keyboard plus professional apps minus a touch screen is more pro than the same device minus keyboard minus apps plus touch screen.

And there’s not a situation where I’d buy this over an iPad Pro.

Not same form factor + MacBooks don’t have cellular

Not having a modem is another artificial limitation.

Yes, but a limitation nonetheless.