I agree. My old Thinkpad held up far better than the previous HP or Toshiba, post Dell, or overlapping 1G MacBook, but hardware is just there for the software IMO, and that's where Apple is ahead for my needs. And, as others have said, the iPad is nearly pure software. As Androids mature over the next 6 months (though I really thought they be far further ahead in development by now - losing a holiday season seems a big loss), it will be interesting to see if they catch up (though in marketshare they surely will). Always thought the cloud would minimize OS preferences, but not so sure anymore. Maybe the Apple-app v. Android-browser (though they obvious have both) leanings a sign? Know Google has finally hired Android designers, so we'll see. Anyway, have less faith in Motos contributions. So far 'pure-Android' has been better than non-pure, but maybe tablets will be different?