Game consoles such as the XBOX, PS3 and now the iPad are always closed to help create a market and for quality of service for the consumer device that they are.  The XBOX 360 is a bit more open than the others but I consider the iPad much like a console with a specific purpose.  It may just even challenge the XBOX and PS3 as a game console much as the iPhone and iPod Touch have done.  I wish they were more open but openness also kills a bit of the market and revenue possibilities.  It sucks, but that is just the way it is.<p>Computers and hacker culture will still exist, they can pry that from my cold dead hands. But while I am at it I will make some money in the market that Apple is creating.