The iPad doesn't run flash. So, think of all the times you needed to update your flash or make sure you even have flash to run a program. Now think of all those programs that uses flash. If your site is shown on the iPad, according to the source I am using, your site won't look pretty.
It turns out people want their site to look "pretty" instead of the opposite. A lot of sites are being changed, this is changing the Internet. Now, all you flash users, don't worry it is still sticking around.
The reason the iPad could have a more pronounced effect on the internet than the iPhone actually really is simply because it’s bigger. The challenge of best displaying your content on the iPhone wasn’t simply making sure you had a Flash-less site — it was fitting it all into a 3.5-inch screen, reducing it to the utter essentials to fit the way people use their phones, a task that might’ve gone beyond a mobile-optimized site in many cases. With the iPad, two of the biggest restrictions — the tighter screen, those smaller windows of time — aren’t there, so content producers very well might not need an app to fit their content onto the iPad. In other words, they really can just build a site instead of an app, which is why the iPad might have a more profound effect on the internet than the iPhone.
Source: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/03/how-the-ipad-is-already-reshaping-the-internet-without-flash/
First reaction to the iPad are mixed opinions. I did read something about a 10 hour battery life and wow that caught my eye when I have to always keep charging my laptop. It will be interesting to see what happens in the near future and see how this will reshape things we are used to seeing.
