I initially voted that lack of Flash was my biggest annoyance, but it is not the case with me anymore. I have found it does not matter like I thought. I use my desktop at home just as often, so it really ended up not mattering to me. But it has to do with my own personal use, and for others I can see their point. But yeah-we all know people got iPad knowing this. I knew it too, but had initially voted it anyway just because it was a WISH more than anything.
It's interesting to see a balanced viewpoint. This is an iPad forum, so I would expect people to mostly wax poetic about it. I am reading in this thread alone however absolute frustration, but the iPad still holds the interest if people are still taking the time to peruse the forum and post even if they are annoyed at the iPad specs for X,Y, or Z problem. But I get the OP's intent-OP just seemed to want to know specifics.

Originally Posted by Digikid

HTML5 is the future anyways. More secure, faster and MUCH less power hungry.

Wireless 4G is "the future" and yet I think we'd hear a bit of squawking if the iPad had been released with a wireless service 90% of their customers couldn't use for a year or two. As the saying goes "Live in the now, man..."

As far as HTML5 - if it turns out that HTML5 lets you play games and videos you'd normally have to pay to access via iTunes, don't be surprised if Steve decides that's the next Great Evil of the internet.

I would really like to be able to watch ESPN3

Other than that I haven't had any issues with the lack of flash.

I see no need for flash native to the Ipad. If I want to view flash, I simply use my remote desktop app, everyair, and I am golden.

I don”t really need it!

Freebird has a good solution! okay, so it's a workaround, but it's a solution nonetheless. And clearly Flash not a deal breaker for vast amounts of people who have gone on to get the iPad anyway. Wonder what a poll would look like asking how many people did NOT purchase iPad because of lack of native Flash. But wrong place to ask on an iPad forum! But clearly, the Flash debate is not a deterrent for the iPad owner masses out there.

remote desktop apps are amazing. Everyair is the best one ive used. it takes a little fanagalling to stream sound properly, but its the fastest by far xD. I play World of Warcraft on my Ipad Via Everyair. its phenominal!

Yes remote desktop apps are a decent solution, but mainly when you are at home. Most residential ISPs have upload speeds much too low for this to be a good all around solution. When I am at home I can watch Hulu or other Flash sites through a remote connection and for the most part it is acceptable. If I am away from home, remoting into my machine is a much, much slower experience and not an acceptable solution.

I watch stuff from my home PC when i am out and about and sometiems even states away and I dont have an issue really. -shrug- might just be lucky

Originally Posted by freebirdforever

I watch stuff from my home PC when i am out and about and sometiems even states away and I dont have an issue really. -shrug- might just be lucky

But that requires you to leave your home PC on all the time. I turn mine off when I'm not using it or downloading something. Our electric bill is already painful enough, I'm not going to add more to it just so I can access Flash content from my iPad while I'm away from home. I would rather just have a tablet that runs Flash natively. Motorola Xoom in late February! Woohoo!