I think this is the best line in the piece...

"Doctorow is not the only Geek God who's uncomfortable with Apple's transformation of the good ole hacktastic PC into a sleek, slick, sterile appliance."

Though it's an anathema to most here I think the majority of people want their computer to act more like their stove and less like the highly hackable Apple ][. That's exactly where Apple is aiming to go with the iPad.

Honestly, I personally don't have a problem with that. One thing that's been proven in recent weeks is that there will also be bushels of hackable Android tablets out there so I say let the masses have their iPad and stop complaining.