Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 9th Aug 2012 13:12 UTC

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A tablet is not a general purpose device.
Only because some vendors want to prevent this. There is no logical reason for it not to be a general purpose device. Small form factor of the computer should not detract from the general purpose of its computing capabilities. Therefore people should be opposed to the restriction notion.
See also "War on general purpose computing" as a good review of this issue (which explains why vendors would want to change the perception of computers to appliances):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUEvRyemKSg
Apple are notorious in their notions of locking things up and thwarting interoperability, so bringing them as an example only strengthens the point above about bad practices of manufacturers.
Edited 2012-08-09 20:29 UTC
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2005-11-29
A tablet is not a general purpose device. Do you think you'd have luck asking Apple for a refund on an iPad for the cost of iOS?