Maybe. But the logic used in this argument is weak in at least two ways.

1) DSLR cameras, Point&Shoot cameras and Cameraphone are all compared here as devices capable of taking pictures and videos. How are desktop computers, laptops and iPads compared? As devices to surf the web? To do video editing? Graphic design? Reading eBooks? Writing a thesis?

2) Consider the latter : can an iPad replace the laptop for users who write a lot, and not just at home? I’d like to have more feedback about the iPad’s keyboard from someone who’s using it extensively (not just to write emails). I can’t help but think that somehow Gupta is suggesting that if you write a lot, you should stay home.