Actually over one million of them. I am referring of course to the iPad which has recently killed the HP Slate and the (vaporware) MS Courier tablets, both of which have been discontinued. It appears that what really got killed was Microsoft Windows as a tablet operating system. This is just the first volley in the tablet battle. I recently fiddled with the Nook reader from Barnes and Noble and I have no idea why anyone would buy this thing. Like Kindle, it is a very limited single purpose device. Considering what you can do with an iPad, why would anyone buy yet another gizmo destined for a dark closet?

That being said I do have a beef with the iPad, one that is keeping me from the inevitable acquisition: Google Apps does not work on iPad. Given that I am a writer who hopes to use iPad as a productivity tool while on the road, my hopes were with Google Apps. I envisioned writing in the cloud and having instant access when I returned to my desk. I’m guessing (hoping) this will change. It is a web application after all.