Steve Jobs foreshadowed in an October 2008 conference call that they are creating the $500 iPad and not going after those people who want multi-tasking (even if its <i>just</i>: "I want IM/irc running in the background, listening to pandora and browsing at once"). And those who want shell access and total admin control. All of which probably requires Mac OS X - which the PA Semi A4 chip presumably does not yet support.<p>"What we want to do is deliver an increasing level of value to these customers, but there are some customers which we choose not to serve. We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk; our DNA will not let us do that. We've seen great success by focusing on certain segments of the market and not trying to be everything to everybody, and you can expect us to stick with that winning strategy."<p>-Steve Jobs, 2008 October<p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10072393-37.html" rel="nofollow">http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10072393-37.html</a>