The iPhone has been successful as a platform because programmers want to use it. Programmers carry phones and take pleasure in improving their gadget-environment. Good software is written by people who use it.<p>The iPad is not for developers, so applications developed for the iPad are going to be applications written to make money. The developers will test the applications, but they will not write applications for their own use unless they really need the hardware UI provided by the iPad.<p>This is a console with a web browser, not a computer.