I'm not made of money, but I hope the prices go up for the iPad.
As customers, sooner or later, we will get what we pay for. Once the gold rush mentality wears off, developers are going to make hard economic decisions on how much to invest in the platform.
If prices remain at 99 cents, we're going to get crappy apps. It just won't be worth it for developers. Or, even worse, we will get smarmy "promotion" apps like the ones on FaceBook.
The screen size,CPU/GPU, and battery of the iPad provides for a more powerful platform to run apps. I have no problem with developers building bigger and better apps and charging more for it.
With that said, if the iPad version is just a "bigger" edition of the same iPhone app, then the price should be the same.
I think Apple is trying to lead the way with iWork costing 30 bucks ($10 per App) for the iPad. And I think the bigger screen and better apps will lend itself to a willingness by customers to pay higher prices.
Phones and their apps feel like "single serving sized" products. But their nature, they are going to be limited. I am not surprised to see low pricesalthough I think 99 cents is too low for SOME of the apps.
But an iPad is more of a full computing experience. I expect the apps to be much, much better, and I am willingand happyto pay more accordingly.
To the Developers: Make kick butt apps for iPads. Ignore the cheap kiddos who complain if an app is 99 cents instead of free. There are tons of people like me who have no problem spending $5, $10, $20, even more, for killer appsespecially if they are beautiful, have killer functionality and experiences, and improve productivity.