You know, as much crap as Apple gets, they really have revolutionized the way people use technology. My mom, who a month could do nothing more than open FF on her computer, has been asking me for weeks when the 3G iPad is coming out. I have never seen her so excited to buy any sort of product. And that's why I'm not quick to judge Apple when it comes to their strict policies. They've shown time and time again that they know what they're doing, and they reach out to new, previously non-techy people with every product, inciting within those people a desire to use technology. This all might sound cultish, sure, I love my Apple products, but they hands down have the best computing products on the market for every day people. And I think it's their desire to control and perfect every level of the user experience that has gotten them to that point.