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I've tried the tablets at various trade shows and found myself a bit non-plussed. If I need to do handwriting why not use a PDA? The PDA provides Word/Excel/Powerpoint functionality and a much more compact size. If I wanted a bigger screen why not opt for a super thin laptop with a keyboard (always faster to input than handwriting). I had opportunity to try an IBM ultra thin portable that ran Windows CE (a few years ago). It had the Office package, could do internet, and other apps could be installed. And, significantly cheaper than a Tablet PC.
Bill is a smart guy and rich but I don't think his "support" of the Tablet PC is enough to force people to accept this unnecessary concept (proven by sales numbers). The Fujitsu/HP products et al are slick but the price is so premium to make them easily replaced with cheaper alternatives.
I wouldn't mind seeing a Palm/Apple alternative but would hope the profile to be smaller and cheaper (sort of a PDA on steroids). Apple may have stripped down versions of iWork/iLife that can work on a portable device that would be a good competition for the PSP as well as PDAs.
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