My take is that the iPad isn't marketed primarily as an ereader and isn't as good for one as any of the dedicated readers on the market because it doesn't use an e-ink screen. It's meant for other purposes mainly, although it is possible to read books on it. As far as I can see, it's essentially an oversized iPod Touch. I don't plan to get one. I might if I were more visual-arts inclined. There's no way I could write on one, though -- I type about 100 wpm, which is faster than my brain works when I'm writing anything difficult like a story, so the process is I sit there and wait to figure out what I want to say next, and then I come up with something and it gets translated to the screen instantly, almost like my thoughts are writing themselves. But I need a real full-sized keyboard to do that. Drawing I could see, if the iPad comes with a stylus (not sure -- does it?) but I'm not very good at drawing. OTOH, maybe a toy like that would inspire me to get better at it.
At the moment, I'm not real pleased with Steve Jobs, but that has nothing to do with the quality of Apple products.
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