I think I just love the iPad.

It has the portability that Netbook or even the smallest of laptops work, and the simplicity of a phone. The ability to run iWorks is a big boost, you can actually use it as a laptop replacement. Edit documents on the go, do presentations. I am not sure if it has a port for connecting to a projector, but if it has, soon you will see Michael Joseph ditch his Lenovo and start announcing Safaricom's results directly from the iPad.

I have never been a fan of these Netbooks, as Steve Jobs says, they are good at nothing.

I think the iPhone like OS it is based on is very lightweight, so it will be faster, and somehow takes the thunder out of Google’s Chrome OS. It is also elegant, I think when it comes to aesthetics no one beats Apple.

And then you can watch HT Movies on it.

The people to be worried by the iPad are the likes of Jeff Bezos of Amazon, I can see how it will be tough for him to market the Kindle which is just an eBook reader while the iPad is much more than that. I bet you will want an eBook reader that can also play movies and where you can do your email and word-processing. Other threatened companies are the like of eePC and Asus. Their Netbook segment is now under threat.

But I think the iPad will be expensive. Could be anything from USD 800 to USD 100. Guess it is hard to compete with a USD 200 Acer or Asus Netbook.

But let's wait and see.