#31 is annoying, and I don't understand why people keep bringing it up. The computer industry has had the Newton Message Pad, IBM Thinkpads, bajillions of mou

#31 is annoying, and I don't understand why people keep bringing it up. The computer industry has had the Newton Message Pad, IBM Thinkpads, bajillions of mouse pads, umpteen pieces of software with pad in the name: notepad, launchpad, inkpad, sketchpad,... Yet people just won't stop snickering at the iPad.