iPad is the first computing device in history that essentially takes away any user capability to tinker with its machine, forbids installing any software that Apple decides it shouldn't be running on it, including basic things like alternative browsers (as you know, Chrome on iOS is only a reskin of the included WebKit) or installing a previous OSes (which means my one year old iPad 3 became a slow but beautiful paperweight after updating to iOS 7), you can't develop apps for it without paying Apple 100€/year (even if you don't plan to distribute them), etc. But if you think that's okay because that means less technical support for friends, go ahead.