"This is the iPad doing something new, things that couldn’t be done on the Mac"
This is what I want to see, I don't own an iPad but I won't until there is genuine things on it that I cannot achieve on my laptop.
I feel it is easy for a device like this to become widespread as it feels magical to use, but for me as a computer scientist, and someone who uses his keyboard almost exclusively, I need something from the iPad that I can't get from any other device.
The thing with the Kindle (I've only used one briefly) and the iPad (I love my 1st gen) is that they do some things better than a laptop.
Reading is better on a Kindle or an iPad - especially curled up on the sofa - than a laptop.
Sketching is better on an iPad than on a laptop.
Browsing in bed is better on an iPad than on a laptop.
Typing is much worse on an iPad than a laptop.
I'm particularly looking forward to Garageband (and I've spent a lot on music apps for the iPad) because it looks like it will be better than Garageband on a laptop (although I admit that's a prediction - one I'm willing to gamble five quid on).
This is what I want to see, I don't own an iPad but I won't until there is genuine things on it that I cannot achieve on my laptop.
I feel it is easy for a device like this to become widespread as it feels magical to use, but for me as a computer scientist, and someone who uses his keyboard almost exclusively, I need something from the iPad that I can't get from any other device.
Its why I purchased a Kindle!