Shared by Jon
Short and sweet. The other day, I wondered if it was a good thing about computers becoming more like cars: Interchangeable in that they get you from point a to point b but inflexible in that after they are built, they are fairly static.

We custom ordered our car and it is a reflection of us. Another car would accomplish the task of getting us to work and back but it would not be "us". It could be anyone.

Computers thus far have become incredibly personalized and at the desktop level, look to get more personalized as the outsides of our computers start to match the insides.
Meanwhile, the iPad ignores this desire. This desire which amusingly to me, helped found Apple in the first place.
I think there's a place for locked-down devices in places like libraries, hotels and some people's homes. But i am not one of those people and apparently neither is Alex Payne.