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I think Nikki's comments about ease of use for the masses ring true for me. I've use apple since the days of the 9" black and white screen in a beige box. Always found them intuitive and simple to use and navigate. The couple of years we had a pc at home because my wife wanted a computer like hers at work were absolute torture for me. I could do more with the PC yes, but I didn't want to, I wanted to do the simple things I do easily and intuitively, but enough, both types machines have their place.
The ipad does what it does very simply and well. That is all I expect of it. I didn't expect a full tablet computer, I expected a device that would allow me to read, check the internet, and do email. It does these things very well. I tunes is simple enough not to cause me much grief. I don't do music on the ipad, my iphone is for that. I have the ipad set to not sync and manage files by guess what, drag and drop into and from itunes.
I'm nearing retirement and could see the day when perhaps the ipad could be my only computer with a few of the mentioned features added. With pages and numbers I could do my simple home spreadsheets and letters, then the ability to print would be nice. A USB port that would allow a CD/DVD drive for ripping music would also be nice. A keyboard dock would complete my needs. When on the go, I grab my ipad and I simply carry my entire computer with me!! Well maybe a future version.
But today it doesn't do these things, one of the reasons I opted for the simple and cheapest ipad, a 16 Gb version with wi-fi only. It does everything I ask of it. It does it reliably and simply and I'm ecstatic with it.
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