no flash support
no usb/firewire
can't install any applications, mac has control over what is on it
terrible touch screen keyboard
there is no way to watch videos on anything but the tiny screen (no video out)
you have to pay upwards of 700 dollars for 3g support, that's kind of silly (also doesn't support t-mobile 3g.)
very very limited storage space, I would prefer a netbook with an usb external hdd.
joke response:
it's called the fucking ipad.
I am not an apple hater. I had an apple laptop and loved it. I also have an itouch and want an iphone.
Adobe is putting flash out for android and apple's mobile platform in the next month or so
You can install applications, just the ones that are in the app store.
USB, hardware keyboards, and presumably video out adapters are all going to be sold as seperate accessories
Storage is a little tight but I think apple is moving in the direction of streaming content from their online market and thats one of the main purposes of this thing. This also why apple's stock shot up and why its being hyped so much in the media. With newspapers and media companies looking to ways to make money from digital delivery of content, devices like these are how they're gonna do it.
Sure, you may want a netbook, but I think most people who are already users of the apple app/multimedia markets(iPhone users primarily) will want this thing.
Its really not hard to see why this thing will sell and how it will be used, but I think a lot of people look at it and say "I don't want it so its useless" which is p. Dumb IMO