Yeah, so this was a flamebait article.  However, it did make me think about something... Even if you never will buy an iPad, you're likely to benefit from it... just like you're probably benefiting from the iPhone.<p>It is a lot easier to complain about a device than to make one.  But once you have that concrete object in hand, you can find all sorts of things wrong with it.  It should have X, it should do Y... but the bottom line is that it exists.  And that gives other companies something to compete with.  But if it never existed, then no one would be pushed.<p>Say what you will about Apple, but they've raised the bar for everyone, whether that's Microsoft, HP, Dell, Google, Asus, or Nokia.  And because of that we're getting better gear that does more and looks nicer.