As for the link....tell me the truth - do you REALLY take his last paragraph with more than a grain of salt?

I don't think we're typical. I look at my wife's PC and wonder why she needs a formal OS when all she really needs is email, spreadsheets, doc viewing/editing and/or a browser. She has OpenOffice but actually she could do what she needs using an iPad or one of the Android tablets pouring out of China for $150. IOW the machine and its OS approaches the same commodity status as a cheap phone and everything we regard as a normal computer is becoming irrelevant for her. Which is why SaaS is sure to succeed IMHO- people who are used to browsing, emailing and editing using their trusty device are going to expect to use it for other stuff they need rather than having to switch to something proprietary. But then I have been predicting that since 2000 with a hopeful estimate of ?2005 delivery, so you can take it as you please. ;-)

FWIW the ipad is a problem for women who try to use it as a mobile device: when the keyboard appears on the screen, those with smaller hands need to balance the device in their palm and type with one hand, creating quite a balancing act. Whereas you could grasp with both hands and type with your thumbs on the iPhone.