TomTom don't have a Linux client either, but their hardware runs on Linux. There's no Kindle for Linux either, and yet the hardware Kindle runs on Linux.

Those to me seem odder than the netflix and google cases.

Don't think they need to be *that* powerful to do what most people need - certainly not in order to cater for the suggested needs of the OP here. But agreed, not completely there yet.

There's nothing stopping anyone manufacturing a docking device which holds a portable device and extends it with keyboard, mouse and displaying on a decent sized monitor. The difference is that you're free to use it in other ways too.

As a european user, War and Peace for the Kindle is listed at $3.44, $10.45 and $13.79. No, I have no idea what the difference between those 3 versions is. Yes, we're forced to pay in $'s, yes, we're forced to use .com (apparently .co.uk isn't part of Europe or something), and, yes, we probably have different content and pricing to what stateside users see.

Let's see... had an Ipad for a couple of weeks and so far - eBook reading (lights off in the bedroom, no problem at all - long train journey, just fine). Comic book reading (nice apps for buying content directly from the main US publishers). Watching video (on the fly conversion from my dvd rips and tv grabs). Browsing (restricted, but fine for checking forums and researching odds and ends). Navigation/GPS. Playing music. Entertaining the kids. Playing games. Catching up on the news.

Nothing really creative - it's a consumer device (pun intended). As a note taking device, I guess it would work, but it's not something I would use it for.

To be honest, I didn't hold many hopes for it before I bought it, but since I could justify it from a business/r&d point of view, I figured I'd give it a shot. No regrets so far - been more than pleasantly surprised by its capabilities.

Very interested to see what the flood of tablets coming will provide..

Is this some kinda 'do you think bugs bunny looks cute when he dresses up as a girl' thing which perhaps you shouldn't be telling us about?

Paraphrase: 'this conversation is not of interest to me - so I will ask everyone to stop talking about it'.

You clearly don't understand the implications of licenses, so I would politely point out that this conversation isn't of relevance to *you*, but it is to those who do understand them.