It's not a good sign that the best people can say about the iPad is that their mom could probably get by with one, even though they would never use it.<p>We've been hearing that refrain for decades, and it's never worked out in the marketplace. People who don't care about technology want to spend the least possible to get a fully-capable product. They want <i>one</i> computer that does everything and lasts forever - not a niche device that has to be tethered to a real PC anyway.<p>The Wii is a poor example because it didn't succeed by being simpler - it sold by offering a compelling gimmick and content that was not available on other platforms, for an underserved market of children and baby-boomers. The iPad doesn't offer any content you can't find elsewhere, and the 'touch' interface is one that's failed to find a significant market in full-sized computers for over twenty years.