I haven't read all the pages so far. I'm on Page 2, but here is what I said to my Apple fan brother:

"I am looking at the iPad and I just don't get it. It's an oversized iPhone. What use is it if you have an iPhone or a laptop? It's not really convenient on your lap as there's nothing supporting it. As an eBook reader, it's way overpriced, better off reading books on your phone one handed. And price is $500 for the 16gb model with no connectivity options for external hard drives etc. $130 extra to have 3G capability and $30 a month for the unlimited internet subscription. I just don't get it."

Added to that lack of multi-tasking... fine on their phone but for a computer? Most people want to be able to use something like Spotify and check emails at the same time, or do some work on a spreadsheet and so on. Can you open multiple web pages/tabs on there?