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I like the first post by Paul... Here is my quick answer.

1) No flash is a GOOD thing. It's a common cause of crashes, a resource hog, and entirely replaceable with the open HTML5.

2) No . I've had many PDAs / phones / game consoles that don't run Flash (thank God!)

3) Yes, have one. I see the iPad as a satellite to my main workstation (a Mac Pro). The e-book reader and excellent browser is a killer combo and the 16gb version is only slightly more expensive than a Kindle DX

4) No impact. The see the "no USB" gripe as particularly short sighted here in 2010. AirSharing HD, iDisk, Evernote (!!!), etc is where it's at. DropBox rocks too. If you are hard up for a USB port, get one of those cheap plastic Acer netbooks. Jason - is there no room in the market for a sleek, simplified (and reliable because of it) device?

5) No iPad/ iPhone OS on Desktops - There is going to be a place for a full features OS for many years to come - iPad just isn't one of them.

6) The close platform is not new to Apple. See Windows Moble, Xbox360, Playstation3, Palm, etc. With specialized devices such as these, a close platform helps to ensure a good user experience. Desktop computers are an entirely different matter.

7) Interesting (and big) question. Depends on how Apple deals with feature bloat, display and battery technology... I'll decline to answer.

8) I have one. Love Love love the e-book / browser combo! I dislike the weight and the CPU is still not fast enough in my opinion.

9) Maybe a comparison to another device? All told I think your review is well thought out and fair.

10) I'm not a phycologist.