I finally got to see the keynote for Apple's iPad!

After seeing the keynote, I am still not being super impressed by the iPad, but I have to admit that its speed is pretty neat and the business model is actually quite clever.

The iPad is based on the idea that a device that is occupying the space between a smartphone and a laptop must be better than these at key tasks a normal user is performing, i.e. email, browsing, reading eBooks, ... and so on.

Steve Jobs: Now, some people have thought,
that that's a netbook! The problem is:
netbooks aren't better at anything!

(I'd agree.)

It is much more powerful seeing the iPad working versus just reading about it. This was the same with the iPhone, although at that time, the iPhone was clearly more revolutionary and the introduction of skillful multitouch gestures was simply more mind-blowing.

Still, the iPad will find its audience, especially because its price is very competitive and because the porting of the iWorks suite to a non-mouse environment is stunningly well done.

This being all true, I am still waiting for the new MacBook models...