I am always amazed when it comes to people's responses to Apple product launches.  It's often like dealing with our children -- they have such high expectations (dare I say, completely unrealistic?) that often you feel like there's little sense of reality when it comes to their responses.

The new iPad is "sweet" -- plain and simple.  It's not revolutionary (that's been played out at this point -- and until they release a version that has a completely transparent case or transforms from iPhone to iPad Hollywood-style -- there's not a lot of "revolution" that will appear in the next set of product iterations).

Nearly every review I have read on the device has an "it's a great upgrade but still a let-down" tone -- and that's just ridiculous.  The screen is wonderful -- how can arguably the most important component of a tablet be a let down?  The new processor (A5X processor) is a welcome jump in performance -- you'll notice it more on games and browsing -- and yet again, one of the most important functions of an iPad is speed -- let down?  You've got to be kidding.  Next, we finally get the "stupid fast" (stole that from Gizmodo.com review -- great way to describe it) referring to the Verizon LTE "4G" cellular wireless support.  This again is huge -- 3G was a joke, plain and simple.  Now you finally get usable Internet speed where Verizon offers coverage.

Any of this Revolutionary?   Of course not -- what did you expect -- the thing to fold up into a cube a few inches tall?  This is a welcome and HUGE upgrade -- it's taking the iPad not only into a seasoned mode -- but more importantly it's making sure that it stays ahead and alongside the competition.

Apple must be smart here -- and the fact that they are focusing on real-world, practical upgrades and realizing that this latest revolution is over -- is a sign that they are a much more savvy company than they were 20 year ago.