Friday, April 2, 2010

“Why I won’t buy an iPad”

Cory Doctorow: “The real issue isn’t the capabilities of the piece of plastic you unwrap today, but the technical and social infrastructure that accompanies it.”

Why I won’t buy an iPad (Boing Boing)

comments: 5

Slywy said...

Cory, Cory, Cory . . .

Michael Leddy said...

Are you chanting in approval, or tsking? Can’t tell!

Slywy said...

I wonder how he can work himself into a verbose lather over everything technology related.

Michael Leddy said...

Now I understand. I’m not troubled by the idea of a device that I cannot open — I’m not interested in opening my television either. What makes me reluctant to get an iPad is the idea of an ever-present temptation to “check my stuff.”

Slywy said...

I have an iPhone, and I fell asleep with it in my hand, so too late for me.

I am resisting the iPad, though.