You hit the nail right on the head!

by Binther - 3/13/12 1:07 PM

In Reply to: "other" answer explanation by Spike715

Nobody but a keen enthusiast/hobbiest cares what these things are called, and just like iPod now describes any portable digital music player, an iPad is any of those slate-like computers, regardless of how you argue or become confused at the terminalogy. The mass market, steered by superb marketing by Apple Inc, have adopted these names as generic. Period.