You know what kills me? People complaining about a product that they:
A: Never tried it.
B: Never owned it.
C. Say they'll NEVER own it.
D: Listen to hearsay and take their word as Bible.
I felt the same way about the iPad until I used one with a co-worker and I say it's pretty neat. If I had the money, I'd purchase one for art work instead of lugging around a huge art portfolio.
First, someone stated that there's no multi-tasking? Well by-George how WRONG you are. You can multi-task just as well on an iTouch/iPhone. Have your music playing and do other things at the same time, like browse the net. So please, before you start spouting off bullshit you didn't put work to validate your claim, find out.
Second, people getting pissed off at hackers and pirates when companies and the government use hackers all the time? Really? And not everything they do is legal. But it's okay because they're doing it for the "good of the people. Yeah, nice job. Also, ALL HACKERS don't go around making viruses. I don't know what 1990s propaganda you're still listening to, but I think you need to come to 2010. Some hackers do things in order to show all the loopholes and broken components, hardware and software that companies leave out. Some companies even appreciate when hackers find things for them to go back and fix. Also, PIRACY != HACKERS I don't know what gave you that impression, but you need to find another synonym that works.
I'm just sick and tired of "I hate this and I hate that" when yet again, people don't have legitimate reasons why they do. Did you hate the iPad because you truly hated it? Or are you being just as bad as the trendy mindless sheep and going along with hating it. Steve Jobs/Bill Gates does not have a gun to your head and saying, "BUY THIS PRODUCT TO SUPPORT MY COMPANY."
Did you really need to spend $199.99 for a 360 Arcade? Or $249.99 for your 360 Pro? Or maybe $299.99 for your Elite/PS3? And guess what? Or what about that new release game/movie/album? Did you get those things cause you wanted to? Or because of how overly hyped it was?
But PS3 and 360....Those things aren't portable. We're not even including all the accessories and games you kick out in order to play these games as well. Or even those that went out to buy a PSP Go? But did your Fanboyism for either Microsoft/Sony coax you into getting one? Or did you get it despite what others say? That's what people that use Apple do.
Some people get it for trend reasons. Some get it for the functionality and capability. Microsoft is not a consumer-friendly OS. You have to have some brain in order to really use one know half of its capabilities. Hell, some people don't know how to use Ctrl+C still. Or that Alt+<- sends you to the previous page. So just stop with all this Apple bashing. You're not any better than all that "I hate Microsoft/Sony/Obama/Democrats/Republicans" cause I was told so.
Yeah that's right, I said it. You're just as bad as the so-called "mindless sheep" that go around and buying Apple products for trend reasons. Now excuse me as I use my iTouch to listen to music and IM people in class. And yeah, at the same time.
Edit: Also, companies like Apple make things proprietary hardware/software cause they're a COMPANY MAKING MONEY. Stupid for marketing, but their sales say otherwise. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/21results.html
Trust me, reading their website won't hypnotize you buy their products, I promise.
