The iPad could have been so much.  It could have been a device that enabled visual and vocal input.  Where is the camera?  The voice control? It could have allowed real multi-tasking: open a web browser, and slide the link into an e-mail message.  It could have allowed support for the two major technologies of the web:  Flash and Java.  It could have allowed printing, connections to DVD players or TVs.  It could have been a serious tool for collaboration based on wireless networking.

Instead, it is two decades out of date.  I used to use computers that allowed one program to run at once, with a few background services - the iPad is Apple's DOS box!