We waded through the iPad copy flood so you don’t have to. You can catch up on our coverage —and sample some of the best and most interesting follow up to Wednesday’s announcement from around the web in the links below. 

»  Walt Mossberg says the iPad could possibly create a new category of gadget while David Pogue says it’s too early to tell. (For once, Frick and Frack had to wait along with everyone else for a first look.)

»  On Bits, Nick Bilton explains why the iPad will kill Amazon’s Kindle, and Brad Stone argues it won’t.

»  Ten things the device is missing. [Wired]

»  Conde, Hearst and Time Inc. (NYSE: TWX) weigh in. [Digits]

»  Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) isn’t happy about the lack of Flash (and neither are a lot of users). [Gizmodo]

»  Why editors and publishers should stay away from app development. [SimsBlog]

»  McGraw-Hill (NYSE: MHP) says it wasn’t snubbed from the launch event. [Digital Daily]