The Goat Pen

Bklyn wrote:I owned a first generation iPod, and that was the last Apple product personally owned. I did buy an iPad for my wife (and I love the product), but I only did that because I knew she would only use it for web content and reading books. I understand the Apple business model, but it's too proprietary for my tastes. So, I will never sign on for their products. Woot had a Xoom for $370 a week or so ago and I thought about buying it, but backed off. If I get a tablet, that'll probably be what I wind up with.

As far as the secular Jobsian regilious sect, there is an Apple Store right in front of my building. People have laid wreaths on the steps and Post It Notes on the wall. I was like "they've turned this place into a cheap version of the Wailing Wall." I respect Jobs brilliance. He was a tremendous American. However, I still don't fully comprehend the way the public has responded to his passing.

Pakistan lies. It hosted Osama bin Laden (knowingly or not). Its government is barely functional. It hates the democracy next door. It is home to both radical jihadists and a large and growing nuclear arsenal (which it fears the U.S. will seize). Its intelligence service sponsors terrorists who attack American troops. With a friend like this, who needs enemies?