"iCommerce": a thought exercise

I freely admit that I'm a technology junkie...much to the chagrin of my patient wife and to the detriment of our wallet.

So, as I watched the Apple iPad announcement, I proclaimed the following:

What is interesting about the product is the discussion that it has generated amongst payment folk. My thoughts/response are still only partially formed...but rest assured I will share them shortly.

In the interim, and to frame up a post later this week, take a gander at the following from PYMNTS.com:

Apple and Dawn of i-Commerce by Patrick Gauthier

What's your perspective? Agree? Disagree? Anything to add? Critiques? The comment form is below...