Why It's a Big Deal That the iPad is No Big Deal  By Rich Rosen
February 2, 2010 | Comments: 2  Kindle-killer? Maybe. Larger
version of the iPhone? No, not really. Revolutionary game-
changer? Are you kidding?  Well, it's February 2, Groundhog Day,
and this morning Cupertino Carl popped his head out of the
ground and saw his shadow—which means another six weeks of
endless commentary and debate about the iPad.  I've made no
bones about how disappointing I find the iPad. So have a lot of
other people. Similarly, a lot of other other people have told
those of us complaining about the iPad to shut up, that either
we're not seeing the "bigger picture", or we're complaining
about the wrong things, or about things that don't really
matter.  Granted, there are both praises and complaints
regarding the iPad that are baseless, or make no sense, or
"don't see the bigger picture." Sure. And there are both praises
and complaints that are valid. But for me, there are some
complaints in particular that have gone unsaid. So g