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What is with Linux developers/distributors that the absolutely must "create their own" ?

Nicholas Negroponte has already announced that he's going for a diet-Linux on his tablet.

The WePad ( http://wepad.mobi/ ) is already at point of mass distribution, mixing Android and Linux in an innovative way.

Others are already doing diet versions of Linux for tablets (lenovo springs to mind)

Why can't they just cut the crap, get their forces together and create that ONE diet-Linux monolith GUI distro that not just debunks the "Linux always comes third" myth, but destroys the iTampon ?

I mean... it's not that hard. Talk to each other. Use Google and see if anyone already started a project. Take off your shades! (They look dorky when sitting in front of a computer screen anyway!)

I've adjusted your post to reflect reality...

"Locked to no Apps, no one is going to buy that (except Apple fanboys)"
"No way to change a battery! No one is going to buy that (except Apple fanboys)"
"No flash, no one is going to buy that (except Apple fanboys)"

Now, I'm an Apple user (I own 2, a Macbook for my wife and a Mini for me) but I'm hardly a fanboy. I bought the Mini because one of my clients required software testing to be performed on OSX, and the Macbook so I didn't have to disinfect my wife's computer weekly.

I completely agree with all of your (slashdot derived) points above, but you're forgetting the fanboys and the brand loyal. I liked my iPod until the battery died and I had to dismantle the thing to replace it, so that's a valid point for me - I won't buy a product that doesn't have a user replaceable battery. No Apps - not an issue with the Mini or Macbook, using Crossover and VMWare I have a wide selection of software to choose from. No Flash, I'm not a fan of flash, but there are times that it becomes useful so this is also a valid point for me.

Will I own an iPad? Unlikely - unless I receive it as a gift.
What will I use? Likely that I'll continue to use my Thinkpad T61 until I get something more powerful, or I might consider a WePad when they become available.

Magic? When did we go from cool technology to magic?

Everyone is going to be disappointed in a year when the market is full of better devices.

like this one:
http://wepad.mobi/en

seems not perfect, but much more open and actually real contrary to what I thought initially...

http://wepad.mobi/en ,
http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/neofonies-wepad-tablet-shown-to-german-journalists-seems-legit/2#comments ,
http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/03/29/europes-biggest-publisher-embraces-the-wepad/

What you mean to say is YOU don't have a use for one.
I've heard this same argument about net books, smartphones, and ebooks.

While the iPad is a less then stellar attempt at a tablet, this is another story:
http://wepad.mobi/

http://wepad.mobi/en

People have been saying the writing is on the wall fro Flash for over 10 years.
This is the first device to give it serious momentum.

No, I am not buying one, nor do I want one. I'll wait for this:

http://wepad.mobi/en

This may interest you:
http://wepad.mobi/en

almost every complaint about the iPad is exactly the same complaint people had about the iPod.

For me, there are two deal killers:
1: No built in video camera
2: http://wepad.mobi/en