I would say that the iPad is in the process of evolving towards what you think of as "a full-blown computer."
Think back to personal computers when they first came out. Skip over the ones that you had to assemble yourself to the TRS-80 Model 1 and the Apple II.
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SU-Daemon(8) BSD System Manager's Manual SU-Daemon(8)
NAME
softwareupdated
SYNOPSIS
softwareupdated -- macOS Software Update daemon
DESCRIPTION
softwareupdated is the main daemon responsible for running software
updates.
SEE ALSO...