I’m sure many of us know that Apple’s latest creation, the iPad was released this past week on the 27th.  This product did not only come with a questionable name, but tons of negativity, many people seem to hate the thing, so why did Steve Jobs (Apple.inc CEO) have so much faith in his new baby?  I believe that the iPad is not meant for the “power user” or the tech savvy, but the people whom its targeted for and who will benefit from the device is the average joe, the normal consumer who does not know the different between  firewire and  USB.  Sure the iPad is missing some key features like a USB hub or a “real OS” but I wouldn’t go as far as saying it was a fail. unless we are talking about the name.  I think that the people who slam the iPad are looking at it from the wrong angle, I mean, you can hold the internet people!!! But actually, in my optimistic Apple fan boy mind, the iPad is simply a Kindle with benefits, and again I know that it has a backlight and whatever so its not a real e-reader but that shouldn’t matter that much. Its going to change the print business like it did to the music business, you’ll be able to download the latest book online through iTunes and subscribe to the New York Times without having to walk outside and pick it off the porch. We also have to realize that the iPad is the first of its kind and will almost definitely be improved within the next year and will be a way better machine.  Will I buy one? No, I don’t have $500 dollars to drop and I have no real use for it, I have a iPod and a computer thats all I need right now, maybe when it grows, but thats a maybe.  What do you think? Is it a ingenious creation, or a miss? Are you getting one? Write a comment on your own opinions and thoughts on the iPad in the comments below!