Referred to as an iPhone on steroids, the iPad is said to be the next big thing in computing. Today TechCrunch took this train of thought a bit further by pointing out that success with the iPad meant becoming familiar with the iPhone first.  This leads to the question as to whether non-iPhone users will be interested in owning such a device or not?

What does this mean to you?

The iPad is going to be hitting the Apple enthusiast market first, iPhone user second, with everyone else coming up last. Despite the initial “wow” factor involved here, the iPad will need to be able to set forth an example of what it can do before the mainstream even raises an eyebrow in interest.