Joe Hewitt on the iPad
If we leave aside the downsides, we are left with two major things here:- Simplified computer that the majority can handle fully on their own without someone's help. They can choose what apps they want, get rid of ones they don't want, etc. It does take the stress & overhead away from installing stuff on your machine. That means people will install stuff.- Assumed location awareness, connectivity, camera (eventually), mic, headphones, accelerometer, ambient light sensor along with the UI is a genuinely new paradigmThose two things together have the potential to be a very big deal.