iPad thoughts / grades

Like many others, I watched the announcement yesterday (via various live streams) and also kept up on the sites live blogging. I must say that after the iPad was introduced and described, I could not help but feel very let down. It's the one things that the rumors kept saying, and the one thing I did not want... a giant iPod Touch. In fact... a lesser iPod Touch since it lacks some of it's built in apps. While I could see this device as something I would use a lot around the house to surf the web and check email... I already have lots of ways to do that and spending at least $500 for a slightly better experience is going to be tough to swallow. I wanted a laptop replacement... not a bigger, crippled version of my phone.

My major gripes are: ... FULL POST