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From what I can tell, a number of issues people (myself included) have with the iPad come from a clash of paradigms.
In my experience there are two basic approaches to media/data manipulation and consumption. One is what I call the "action model," where you select an action (or open an application) and then choose what to apply it to. The second is what I call the "object model" where you select an object (or file) and then choose which action to apply to it.
Apple devices generally run on the action model; you can see this even in the idea of using iTunes to manage the media on your device. This works very well for a lot of people.
Unfortunately, not everyone likes the action model, some people much prefer the object model, and they are the ones who often feel uncomfortable with iTunes and Apple devices in general. I don't see this every going away.
So while the iPad is a great device, for those of us who prefer the object model it's always going to feel just somehow wrong.
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