iPad and a Droid

Right after I finished writing my post ripping on the iPad, I came across a post entitled “How the iPad 2 Became My Favorite Computer.”  When I saw that title, I was ready to pooh-pooh that post.  And I did leave some critical comments.  But as I started reading comments from other people and reading the author’s responses, I realized that computing is immensely personal.  After all, computers were known early on as “personal computers.”  HP had an ad campaign where their slogan was “The computer is personal again.”  Everybody uses computers differently.  Who am I to criticize a computing setup that works for someone?  If something works, good.  I am so picky about components that I built my own PC.  Computers sold in stores weren’t good enough for what I was trying to do.  I’m sure there are people who would say my computer is overkill, but I think it’s fine.  Some people are perfectly fine using a seven-year-old PC.  Macs work for some.  Windows-based PCs are essential for others.  Some go with Linux.