I totally agree that it's awful losing 4:3 - and flat panel monitors have actually gone down in resolution since 1998. Well, but there's the rub: you definitel

I totally agree that it's awful losing 4:3 - and flat panel monitors have actually gone down in resolution since 1998. Well, but there's the rub: you definitely can get high resolution flat panel monitors today. You just have to buy a huge monitor to get that resolution. So it seems obvious to me that Apple's not going to increase the size of the iPad. ( http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPad-iMat-iBoard-Joke,news-5968.html http://www.tomsguide.com/us/iPad-iMat-iBoard-Joke,news-5968.... ) The rest of us can fight over the scraps. Apple is big enough to dictate the design specs on their displays.