Yes, and he has the right to say so. No one has the right to tell him he wouldn't be.
A little dramatic, don't you think? I'm certainly not denying him his basic human rights to think whatever he wants to think. I just generally don't believe him for most activities. I wasn't denying him anything, I was challenging him to present some real examples.
In any case, all of your examples come down to two issues.
1) Issues with getting files on the device and off. While it certainly is easier to copy files from your computer to a Note, in this world of dropbox/etc, its pretty trivial to get them onto the iPad as well. And while I haven't used every app out there, the dropbox app will export files to pretty much every app I have tried. Email will as well. Also Safari. And once you get them on there, its really easier to read textbooks or magazine, edit spreadsheets or word documents, mark up PDFs or perfrom other "productivity" type activities on a 10 inch device then it is on a 5.5 inch device. And they pretty much all support upload after you haved worked with them.
2) Issues with you not knowing that there is an HDMI adapter for the iPad just like there is an HDMI adapter for the Note. You wanna hook the iPad up for quick presentations or slideshows, just keep the adapter in your pocket.
In any case, I expect that going from an iPhone to an Note2 is going to be an uptick in every way except for one. Despite all your talk about how easy it is to get stuff onto the Note, iTunes is really useful for organizing and uploading Media (audiobooks, music, video). It would be nice to find something for Android that worked as well. iTunes is also great for backing up your current device and moving to a new one. I am still looking for something similar for Android.