What's good for consumers isn't always good companies trying to part them from their money. Why do they think Android has become so popular? It doesn't cost so much. I have an iPad and a Nexus One. Sibe by side, Apple costs way more. Period. No, I don't dislike Apple's closed model. They make some seriously slick hardware. I dislike how much everything costs. Apps, accessories, data plans... and then you gotta do it all over again when the next gen comes out because there's no upgrades to HD? I pay for apps in Marketplace all the time... but mostly for awesome apps I have been using for a long time that now offer extras. I groan every time I end up looking at my iTunes store cc bill at the end of the month. As soon as a solid Android tablet oferring is out there, the iPad is going on ebay.