My wife started working for Apple retail a year ago. During training, they asked what an iPad would be used for, and my wife gave pretty much exactly your response -- it&#x27;s for consumption. WRONG! There was an ad campaign at the time, showing iPads as an important tool in writing music, climbing mountains, etc. They were trying <i>very</i> hard to convince people that iPads were for people doing things, not couch potatoes. I&#x27;m not sure they really convinced anyone.