The iPad is so focused due to its design that it tends to become an appliance that replaces real-world items. One of those items is a Book. Before the iPad, probably the most popular “middle” device that was between a laptop and a smartphone was The Kindle by Amazon. You could read books with The …

I got an iPad on launch day last Saturday. The atmosphere was surreal. There was a huge throng of people at the Tysons Corner Apple Retail Store (which happens to be Apple’s first store to open.) They were crowded around the few iPads they had out on display. Meanwhile, I had one on Reserve and …