Watch carefully as I suspect Apple will "magically" add this as a bullet point feature to help sell a new iteration of the product. (Failing to mention that it was previously supported) Wankers

Absolutely correct, if you don't want an all around education what you want is a vocational school and there is nothing wrong with that. However you will need that all around education to qualify as an engineer.

Given a choice most employers also prefer that you have that all around education. As someone who has hired 100+ engineers for his company I can tell you that a well rounded education is often what sets candidates apart.