The iPad has officially been available in the U.S. for over a week now, making it’s grand debut April 3 to the general public. The conversation on Twitter has changed from one of anticipation and ridicule to one of amazement and disdain. What has the iPad replaced and what will replace it? Twitter users report their initial observations and thoughts.

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   mollywood (Undisclosed location) Ok, returned the iPad. Too heavy to replace Kindle, too limited to replace netbook, too representative of closed-system evil to live with. 12 Apr 2010 from Seesmic
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   Akira67 (France) World’s first iPad marriage proposal http://u.nu/2rt98 (via @GuyKawasaki) 12 Apr 2010 from Twitterrific
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   Funzafunza (Undisclosed location) Who is working on an iPad-Killer? HP, Dell, Nokia & according to Eric Schmidt. Google too: http://j.mp/crUPKS (via @nickbilton) 12 Apr 2010 from Tweetie

 

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