Yeah well, all of us geeks complain about what this thing can't do and doesn't have. But in the end, Bray comes to the right conclusion: the iPad wasn't designed for us.<p>The iPhone and the iPad are just what portable devices look like after crossing the chasm: no multi-tasking (a massive number of people I know do not grok multi-tasking), minimally-complicated input devices, and obviously: no developer tools or software freedom.<p>Because "being able to run whatever software I choose" is only great when the user belongs to that n% (where n is small) of people who know what they're doing. I will be "selling" (as in recommending) these iThings to many friends and relatives, and at the same time, I don't think I'll ever buy them myself.