Good points. I'm reminded of the palm pilot form factor. I used one for a while. Thought it was great. Then after about a year I stopped using it. I think a lot

Good points. I'm reminded of the palm pilot form factor. I used one for a while. Thought it was great. Then after about a year I stopped using it. I think a lot of people did that and therefore for a good two or three years it looked like the future of computing. I read Daring Fireball a lot and one thing I think he gets wrong consistently (although he's not the only one) is pointing to the popularity of the iPad as proof that it's not just a fad. The problem is that some fads are quite popular. I think in the case of the iPad it probably isn't a fad but only time can determine that conclusively. And you're right... even if it's not "The Official Future" you can make a ton of money selling them and Microsoft should be there. There's hype and then there are fads. You can sell a lot of Handspring Visors and Palm Pilot cases based on a fad.