I agree, if someone wants a nice large web browsing experience with the battery life of a Pandora, the iPad might be a good alternative. I will never own one nor would I get an iPhone. I'd much rather have a Pandora with gaming controls and such. The fact that the stupid Pad doesn't even have an SD slot to watch movies or whatever is going to be a definite negative. Of course knowing Apple, they will put on in the next iteration and act like it's a revolutionary idea they invented. They don't want an SD reader now, as they want you to buy your video's off itunes, not supply your own, then the next one will have on specifically for the purpose of storing more of your itunes content. REVOLUTIONARY!!!!
Blech.
I fear for nothing more then what the A9's coming out might mean to the overall picture of the Pandora. They now will still have the best concept of the handheld gaming device but no longer cutting edge on portable device processing. Might make it a slightly harder sell in the long run, especially if another company designs something that many would consider to be good enough even without the awesome controls. Let's face it people love gadgets and more power (Tim Allen Grunt). If they can get the cases and get these out within the next month or so and get a couple more batches out this year, I think they will be fine. If this drags on much longer, well, only time will tell.