[Dr. Sivana]

An iPad is more like an “appliance” than a PC. An 8-bit CPM box from 1981 has a more accessible operating system. If it is a PC, then so is an iPod Touch.

[SJSAMPLE]

Careful.
You’ll be accused of spreading “noise”.

Personally, I like the iPad for a lot of things, but cannot see it replacing a PC. Great for performing a lot of manipulation-oriented tasks and some of the apps (and games) are incredible.

[antiRepublicrat]

An iPad is more like an “appliance” than a PC.

Apple's been trying to create a "computing appliance" ever since the first Mac.

[MrEdd]

An iPad is more like an “appliance” than a PC. An 8-bit CPM box from 1981 has a more accessible operating system. If it is a PC, then so is an iPod Touch.

And also every single smartphone out there.

It is a legitimate assesment. Did your PC in 1987 have a WYSIWYG word processor?

The market is more fragmented than ever, but this and that industry player gets puff pieces printed with the definition of computer twaeked to make it seem as if they are some kind of dominasnt force in the market.

[coon2000]

I sit by the pool with my iPad, VPN into my server at work and then use VNC to connect to my desktop. I then can do anything by the pool that I can do at my desk, only I am dressed differently. I can sit at the beach and do the same utilizing the 3G network. Find me an 8-bit CPM box from 1981 that can do that.