JSCL:
Definitely a good move forward. iPads are becoming a paper replacement in many industries now.
I think they are great for the non-commercial pilot flying a Cessna 182, or the like. I recently acquired an iPad 2 and moved one of my JeppView allowances to it. It's good, but not as good as my 27 inch HP display on my desktop. And, not as good as the chart display I saw at Honeywell for the Falcon jets.
The problem being you have to scroll the chart to see all of it at a decent scale. Not so with the industrial strength built-in stuff.
Cesnna 182 flying, yes; Boeing 737; no.