If the iPad offered a keyboard, & OS X - you would see it be a very popular device very very fast. It would canabilize their laptop sales almost completely. I

If the iPad offered a keyboard, & OS X - you would see it be a very popular device very very fast. It would canabilize their laptop sales almost completely. I see this as the first step in that direction. The pen is optional. I won't say much about Windows 8, but there is no denying that the Surface has an awesome physical feel.