I’m amazed how many of the people posting comments here are saying that tablets aren’t the future because they can’t do your their job on the tablet that exists today. This being a product category that didn’t even exist three years ago.
Reminds me of the description of the original iPod: “No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.”
I’m a programmer and can’t really see myself working full time on a tablet. For a start a 10 inch screen just isn’t big enough. But I can see it as useful for a lot of people. At home I use my iPad more often than my laptop. I even went away on a three month holiday, taking just and iPad and Bluetooth keyboard. Didn’t miss having a laptop at all.
This area is so new that who knows where it will go. As far as I’m concerned, this is the first major development in PC’s for at least 20 years.