@petkow
I'm sure Apple's disciples will take their new status symbols everywhere as soon as belt clips are available. For these guys size doesn't matter as long as it won't hang over the knee.
Of course those microSIMs are again an attempt to rip people off. Operators will start selling those iPad-tariffs with microSIMs knowing that most people will use WiFi at home and due to the form factor of the SIM, they won't use it in another device, that is more likely to be taken out of home. So in the end few traffic will be generated over these tariffs.
Anyway, while one may argue about the (dis)advantages of the iPhone compared to other phones, I share your opinion - the iPad is total crap, but it will take a decade until people notice, that not every gadget labeled with a fruit is worth buying.
@wco81
In most European countries you will find deals in the given price range on prepaid basis - you'll just need to cut the SIM card to match the microSIM size, as described
here.
What we need is adaptors for microSIMs to get regular SIM size again if needed.