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Ever watched Star Trek?

Ever watched Star Trek The Next Generation or Deep Space Nine?

Ever notice those data pads?

Ever notice how the pads aren’t used for anything overly excessive except for informational/planning actions?

Ever notice how if the characters wanted to do something of value, a pad may have been used, but ultimately the hard work was done through a terminal, or interfacing with the Computer, there by allowing for multitasking and more difficult/complex computing to be accomplished?

Congratulations.  You just realized what they were using was an iPad in conjunction with a workstation/desktop.

TEH FUTURE IS NOW.  etc. 

My point is, the iPad is taking a serious amount of slag from people, but ultimately the apps, the creativity/imagination/ingenuity will make (or break) the iPad.  Those apps, the ones we HAVEN’T yet seen, will have a major impact on computing.  Just you watch and wait.