Don’t see the appeal of the iPad?
Put it in the hands of someone that is totally unsavvy with technology. Someone that hates gadgets. I had a conversation that went as follows last night…
My mom: what is that?
Me: the internet.
My mom got her first computer this Christmas when my sister and I purchased it for her. It has received minimal use at best. But holding access to the net in her hands, as well as flipping through a completely digitized version of a children’s book she no doubt read to me when I was much younger seemed to totally captivate her.
To anyone that hasn’t figured it out yet, let it be said again.. Hate the iPad? It probably wasn’t designed for you. It was designed for your mom. 
Of course I’m not suggesting the iPad has nothing to offer “power users.” But there is a reason that the out of the box solutions for the iPod don’t support .ogg and FLAC. 80% of the market doesn’t care, or even know what it is to realize it’s missing in the first place. The iPad is just an extension of this design philosophy. Do 70% as much 200% better.