I know TBG says there's more to it than merely a big iPhone.  But, even if it were simply that, I thought about it a bit along with reading what Jon Gruber and a few others had to say, and I guess I get it: The iPad is supposed to be the true everyman/non-techie computer.  The idea being most customers shouldn't have to screw around with the file system and all of the little administrative tasks that a full-blown PC requires of you.  Instead, it's just you and the apps.

That makes sense.  Looked at that way, it could have some real success.  How the developers respond and take advantage of the new UI elements will have a major impact, though.  I think the concern is that it will feel like a giant iPhone rather than a real PC that's been simplified without sacrificing the experience of good software.

Dunno.  We'll see, I guess.

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