OK, so first the iPad doesn't excite me, and now I'm indifferent about the forthcoming iPhone 4.0 update. There is really only one thing that I'm glad to finally see, and that's support for multiple Exchange accounts. Things I really would have liked to see was a calendar that didn't suck (not to mention gave some indication when it was syncing to Exchange) and something, anything, useful on the lock screen other than wallpaper of Simon.
Their take on multitasking is I think the right thing, but it really supports the edge cases more than anything else. The only time I've ever really needed it was for Pandora, and that was only when I could use it on a Wi-Fi network at previous jobs. That it silos apps for only specific functionality into multitasking, while essentially freezing everything else, was a good move. Although, so many apps learned to save state when they were shut down anyway, that I'm not sure how much value this adds.
I think that, going forward, iPhone OS updates are going to be a lot like OS X. Sure, we'll get it, but all of the incremental stuff isn't as revolutionary as, say, the jump to 2.0. Bummer though for people who don't have a 3Gs though, as the multitasking won't exist.
First, the video is freaking awesome.
As for no Flash, that's where I go "meh." I love Merlin Mann's post from a couple of months ago:
http://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/360209059/the-flash-blog-the-ipad-provides-the-ultimate