Why I'm excited about the Apple iPad

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I was excited about the idea of an Apple tablet long before the hype began. I remained excited despite the build-up hype. And yes, I'm STILL excited now that the announcement's been made and people are scrambling over each other to dissect, critique and mock.

I'm not a tech guru, so can't defend the iPad against some of the criticisms about what the iPad should have had.

I also don't claim to be an e-reader device expert, so won't attempt to do a detailed comparison of the iPad with other...