iPad launches to....well, a period of surprise

Well, we thought the Apple Tablet would be the Porn device of choice for the New Age. But Apple trumped us and called it the iPad. Suddenly headlines like "No Flash on Apple's iPad" take on a new meaning.....

What were their marketers thinking? As Tom Lehrer noted, when correctly viewed, everything is lewd.....by the way, its a snip at $499!

OK, you can see where this is going - so we will show you one of the many pictures (see above)

As partial recompense here is a rather interesting article on its economics - Peter Thompson:

Lets be clear, in economic terms the hardware of the iPad is not a new product. It's an iPhone Maxi edition. That makes it a line extension. And there is one thing we know about line extensions. You don't need to sell many of them to make money. The reason is that the development costs are low. The R&D spend on the iPad can be made to seem significant and I do respect the care that has gone into the iPad. But the fact shines through, this is just a tweaked up iPhone.

By the way, given the hypesteria, it is delightful to write such a sleazy article