I didn't read the article because I get bored with people - even clever articulate ones - sneering down their noses at Apple/IPads etc.
For me the IPad doesn't have to be practical. It is too big for my handbag and too awkward to hold on the bus; the battery runs flat too fast for serious book reading; but it is a little of everything and much, much better than the boring little netbook I bought and gave away. What's more, thanks to HarryT for providing the information, I can play my old Infocom text adventures on it. Coolness personified.
