iPad is *NOT* what you think it is…
I was totally wrong, I thought it was just another form of netbooks, or lightweight laptop, but the main points are *NOT* is form-factor, nor it’s superb incredible design, the astonishing autonomy, the entry-level price of only $499.
No, for me the incredible bet in the iPad is a concept of totally new computer systems, that we may encounters as well as desktop, laptop, the iPad that is the first of it’s kind. It’s really a new computer concept.
You could forget about the personal computer, iPad changed it to the concept of personal interactive device. It’s a natural (r)evolution if you consider the Mac: forget about system or OS, forget about installing softwares, forget all you know about what makes a computer a personal computer.
The iPad is a personal device, that may do anything that a Personal Computer might do (at least on same size factor), it’s conceived as a Device, not as a platform you may do whatever you want. It’s limiting, but on the other way so promising in term of service quality that it might be a future for personal computing.
Business Model itself changed completely, no more buying boxes, using activation keys, or anything, just go online (using wifi or 3G) one click to buy and load your application. No more hacking (or probably less!), direct money stream from consumer to developers, checked and validated applications, the best seller won’t be the one with the big name, but the one that will innovate and break the rules (but not Apple’s rules! lol).
This is not a personal computer, it’s a personal device that do computing tasks. This is a revolution in itself.