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Yeah... amen. I've owned a tablet PC. It's a nightmare. Okay, it's not a nightmare - it is very cool in a lot of ways. But here's the problem, and this is what made the iPhone revolutionary: linux and windows on tablets still act like you're using a mouse! The interface can't be the same because you don't use it the same. Using a tablet is a giant pain in the butt when it comes to doing just about anything (except for reading comic books and pdfs!) because it hasn't been designed. It's just been ported over from a desktop.
So yes.. if Apple releases something, it's assumed they actually designed the software around that sort of interface. I imagine that particular hurdle is why we haven't seen one yet, but why the iPhone opens the door (if you've used a Treo or Windows Mobile device it's clear they haven't thought NEARLY hard enough about the UI).
But I doubt such a device will ever be what you write documents on. It's going to be an ancillary device, not a primary.
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