I think the real question is, suppose they make this thing 10x as fast, with 10x as much storage, and 5x the pixel density, 5x the max brightness, unlimited bat

I think the real question is, suppose they make this thing 10x as fast, with 10x as much storage, and 5x the pixel density, 5x the max brightness, unlimited battery life. Would I get one (at >$1k)? The answer is likely no, unless it's very cheap. It's an absolutely lovely little device to have laying around on the coffee table / couch, to read the Economist, turn on some music, watch a Netflix episode. But not at the price levels it's at. I can easily do without it, because it's still not replacing my iPhone or Macbook. It's great to see the innovation because these features will be part of the $300 entry level iPad in 5 years. But the added value just doesn't seem to be there for me to be an early adopter of the latest Pro models. All the improved features don't really help me read the news any better or stream a show any better. And while I'm happy to pay $1500 for a Macbook due to its deep functionality, I'm only willing to pay a few hundred for a consumption device like the iPad. I feel the iPad is kind of getting squeezed by a much improved bigger iPhone and smaller and better Macbook. The last iPhone screen is 75% larger than the iPhone 4, making lots of consumption in an iOS interface doable. The Macbook Airs are powerful, slim, great battery life, lightweight. There's the Apple TV / Smart TVs for watching shows. For me I either have to be way to rich to care, or the iPad to be so cheap that it's worth having on the side.