This stuff is shipping April 19th... I highly doubt that, in the less than one month between now and when it ships, the pricing will go up, the enterprise security features will break, the hardware will somehow magically degrade, and the battery life will be 1 hour, instead of the 10 advertised.
Also, what constitutes enthusiasm in your view? A factual argument as to why the product might actually be successful?
Finally, how is this product vapourware? It's in the wild - people have touched it, played with it, tested it, built apps for it. I actually have tried one in Waterloo, thank you very much.
And yet somehow they've magically managed to chop and change just about everything else, and massively delay from when they first said it would be available...
"A factual argument as to why the product might actually be successful?"
Until you get your hands on one, it's not 'factual' it is 'conjecture', or 'speculation'.
"Finally, how is this product vapourware?"
Something that is changed so much, and delayed so often is a good candidate. But these days, and especially with the appalling record of recent tablet announcements and then failure to deliver/materialise, pretty much any tablet should be regarded as vapourware right up until it appears in your hot little hands.
But that's okay, you complain about my scepticism and I'll complain about your gullibility and then we'll all be happy. :D
"This stuff is shipping April 19th... I actually have tried one in Waterloo"
Sure. When they ship it might be different.
" it excels in a couple of areas that the iPad 2 does not "
Sure. When they ship it might be different.
"it matches or exceeds almost all of the hardware specs"
Sure. When they ship it might be different.
"including battery life, apparently"
Oh, so you've tried one? No? Perhaps because they're not for sale yet? The skepticism may be forced, but isn't your enthusiasm a little premature?
Does each generation need to relearn the lesson that the value of vapourware = 0?