What the heck is going on at Apple?

I recently purchased an iPad Air and am blown away at how bad the UX is. Notes is incredibly buggy, the iOS is not optimized for the pencil pro (seems like it delivers very little value outside of visual arts programs), the Siri +gpt experience is laughable, and I can go on…

I’m a long time Apple user and I’m concerned with the state of things.

Im considering returning this piece of junk.

The iPad line in particular feels like the part of Apple's ecosystem that hasn't figured out what it wants to be