I'm seeing the same replies over and over again. I think people are really not getting what I meant when I said "computer."
If you think about it, ANYTHING with a chip in it is a computer.
But anyway, I never said that the iPad is shaping up to look like something that could replace your laptop/desktop altogether. That's not even that it's meant for. However, what I am saying is that the iPad is starting to look more useful for people. The device can really do a lot, all it needs is GOOD apps that'll make people's life easier.
And yes, it is true that most people use their computer for web and email, but you can do that with the iPad, kinda, and also have a ton of other stuff.
I think that by this summer, Apple will approve some great apps for it that might actually make it something that people would consider getting instead of a laptop/netbook.
But as far as the netbook vs. the iPad argument goes, I think that the iPad wins, because it has hundreds of thousands of apps optimized just for it, unlike a netbook where you can't really run anything and take advantage of the apps you have installed on it