Blaspheme! Ye've stirred up a hornet's nest lad....

Anyway... many Apple folks will disagree and flame you.

I happen to agree completely. The iPhone or iPod touch is not in the same "category" as the Internet Tablet. (The same as many "smartphones" are not in the same "category".)

Sure... they can "do" some of the same things... but it all depends on what your needs and desires are.

Going to the gym? I want my little Sandisk e280 MP3 player. The Internet tablet would be too big and bulky to use while working out. Although it would "work".

Need to read some PDF files? Some technical documents? 1200 pages? The smartphones/iPod can do that function. (So can the Sandisk MP3 player with it's 1.5" screen for that matter.) BUT... I would have to say that doing so on the small screens is "not acceptable" and as such these devices do not do this function "well". But hey... they "work".

Are you going to want to read forums on the net? The smartphones (and iPhone/iPod) can also do that function. However... they don't do it WELL because of the size of their screens. (Or lack of size/resolution.)

Want to browse sites with flash? Er.. don't bring that up... it makes some people crazy.

The problem here is that some people will chime in claiming that their favorite toy can "DO" these things as well as or better than the internet tablet.

But it's all personal opinion. You can "claim" that a smaller screen or a 320x480 resolution is just "fine". But after using the internet tablet... it is very hard to go to one of these smaller screens and have your brain "register" that using them is "okay" or "acceptable".

(This doesn't take into the flashy eye-candy and usability features which can easily change anyway. These are nice and catchy things... but not really important at the "end of the day".)