I think the iPad does its best to _not_ inspire creators of any type. It's a device focused almost entirely on content consumption. For a few years there Apple

I think the iPad does its best to _not_ inspire creators of any type. It's a device focused almost entirely on content consumption. For a few years there Apple put much of their effort into creating tools that gave more people access to the means of content production. Now that they own major channels of media distribution (more all the time with the introduction of "xyz store"), their effort is focused on promoting content consumption much more than content production.