iPad: It changes everything

My roommate's brother and I got into a facebook showdown the other night. Okay... so it wasn't a showdown... He posted a comment that praised the iPad (I don't think he even has one, but he does have an iPhone so he knows exactly what the thing does). I asked him, "what's so great about it?" He said, "it changes everything." I responded, "like what?"

That was the end of the discussion. Now, maybe he just hasn't gotten back to me. It's possible that like myself, he has no idea what the thing changes. I don't know if anybody knows. It's a big iPod touch. If you don't have any ipod touch or iphone and you have 500$ laying around, I say go crazy. However, I imagine that the target audience of the ipad is already quite inundated with technology.

The questions really comes down to what does the ipad change? I'm sure the hardware is great. Apple's usually is. However, as a long time fan of Apple, I've come to expect a bit more from them, which is my mistake I suppose (I'm having a Nintendo flashback here). I would recommend people check out Microsoft's tablet, "The courier." Even if you're not a tech head, it's a much more interesting device from the looks of it.