Back in October, I joined the ranks of those speculating about the IPad, stating that it should really be just a bigger IPhone. Well, it seems Apple agreed, and delivered a bigger IPhone, much to everyone’s universal praise and condemnation. The media coverage and general noise is kind of frightening, and even I have to add one more post to it.

I won’t be buying one, as I don’t have $500 to blow on upgrading my IPod touch, or money for a cellular data plan. If I did, I’d rather spring for an Android mobile phone, or wait for an Android or Lunix-based tablet, mainly because the closed-source, walled-garden approach is not something I can continue to feel good about supporting, and is already lagging behind more open technology and business models (see IPhone cut and paste, lack of IPad camera(s), etc.).

So, great prototype, Apple.