Could somebody remind me what problem it is that tablets are supposed to be solving for mainstream computer users? Sure, I've owned tablets in the past (models

Could somebody remind me what problem it is that tablets are supposed to be solving for mainstream computer users? Sure, I've owned tablets in the past (models made by Motion, mostly), but I've always liked them more as technological curiosities rather than practical tools. Will non-niche computer users really want a tablet just to enable media distribution? Where is the burning need?