Without implying any particular support for Mr. Winer's views, I don't think it's fair to say he made "3 factual errors". The point of his post was to compare the iPad (as delivered) and a netbook (as delivered). To that end, he points out that:
1) the iPad does not include SD card slot or USB - the fact that you can add peripherals for this purpose does not invalidate his point
2) the iPad doesn't remember his Facebook password - again, you appear to be suggesting that an add-on product addresses this concern, but that doesn't negate the fact that the iPad as delivered is not equivalent to a basic netbook
3) the netbook has a "real" keyboard, versus the "soft" keyboard of the iPad - again, the fact that you can add an external peripheral doesn't mean his post was factually incorrect.
Sure. I was commenting more to the between-the-lines idea that he'd make a comparison between a tablet touch screen and a miniature laptop. It's a bit of an apples-and-oranges comparison.
He also complains about sd/usb/keyboard/password as if they are unsolvable failings of apple. I think he seems to miss the point of Apple's approach to life- the 80/20 rule. Not to mention that _everything_ he complained about is solved already.
In other words: Winer has a widely read website in which he has used it as a pulpit to rant about the iPad without doing any research. In other places, he calls himself a journalist- and I feel offended that he'd do that and show such shoddy examples of the trade. :(
1) the iPad does not include SD card slot or USB - the fact that you can add peripherals for this purpose does not invalidate his point
2) the iPad doesn't remember his Facebook password - again, you appear to be suggesting that an add-on product addresses this concern, but that doesn't negate the fact that the iPad as delivered is not equivalent to a basic netbook
3) the netbook has a "real" keyboard, versus the "soft" keyboard of the iPad - again, the fact that you can add an external peripheral doesn't mean his post was factually incorrect.