<i>At this price, why would I want this instead of iPad? (serious question)</i> I dislike apple and apple products, but I have the same question. Even netbooks

<i>At this price, why would I want this instead of iPad? (serious question)</i> I dislike apple and apple products, but I have the same question. Even netbooks can do quite a bit more than they could when ChromeOS was announced, and often for less. I really don't see the benefit in only having chrome, even if Native Client can promise more functionality in the future.