iPad competition: why is this a good thing?

I was just looking over an article on techrepublick about the top twenty tablets upcoming that may show up iPad.

http://bit.ly/cLgauN

This is a really good thing. We all know that apple loves to corner the market in anything they do. As much as I love my iPad it does have some limitations. The ipad's basic functionality is much like the iPhone and many people pretty much have said this which I was unsure of until I HD a chance to give an iPhone a whirl. The iPad has it's size going for it which gave programmers and app developers many more possibilities for utilizing a larger size as well as a richer environment with the HD LCD.

The iPad can be difficult to use at times like typing. I cannot type in the traditional way as my fingers will hit the wrong keys if I do try. I have thought about getting the keyboard that apple offers but the $69.00 price tag is a tad steep for my tastes. The fact that the iPad is pretty much a larger iPhone is a real disadvantage because many people are turned off by that.

I am glad that there are more innovative and creative tablets coming out because it forces the current as well as the future technological companies to have to become more creative and even more innovative. All of this will have a trickle affect on other aspects of our lives as well. As tablets become more innovative, light weight, and compact the larger laptops are also going to benefit from the technology. I also believe that ccell phones and other smart devices will benefit from all the research and development. I am excited to see where this will all go.