>>Running the desktop versions of Windows has been a major drawback in tablets to date. The usage model and interface maps extremely poorly to tablet use, an issue known since before the iPad appeared.<<

Not so! HP/Compaq had a 10" tablet (since discontinued) TC1100 way before iPad arrived on the scene. Mine runs beautifully on Win 7 (1.2ghz cpu, 2gb ram, 80gb hdd). The handwriting recognition of W7 is truly outstanding. At 3 lbs, it was no doubt a ground breaking device in its time, but now it feels like a outdated clunker.

I am writing this comment on my 7" Win 7 tablet Samsung Q1UP (1.33ghz cpu, 2gb ram, 80gb hdd) that I use daily. It's an ideal tablet in many aspects, except the 2 lbs weight.