You can't compare Android to macOS. Compare Android to iOS, which had many more limitations built-in from the start than macOS.
Incidentally, this is why iPad has never become the desktop replacement everyone claimed it would be. The hardware is plenty powerful, but it's always been very limited by the software. The greater freedom and capabilities of macOS is a huge advantage for desktop-class functionality.
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You can't compare Android to macOS. Compare Android to iOS, which had many more limitations built-in from the start than macOS.
Incidentally, this is why iPad has never become the desktop replacement everyone claimed it would be. The hardware is plenty powerful, but it's always been very limited by the software. The greater freedom and capabilities of macOS is a huge advantage for desktop-class functionality.