Don't confuse your dislike of their content vendor practices, cloud your view of their very tightly designed hardware and software solution.
I'm not. I just don't understand what the iPad is for and I've never seen a compelling argument put forward by anybody as to what problem it solves other than the "I don't already have one" issue. Seeing as how the iPad already fixed that, I'm even more surprised as to what the second one is for.
I'm not opposed to tablet computing per se, but it's not a standalone machine. You can't replace your regular computer with it and it sure as hell isn't as portable as your phone.
That's harsh, we have plenty of evidence that Microsft were actually guilty of anticompetitive practices...
I've never suggested otherwise. However, apple were not above slamming Microsoft for wanting to own your hard-paid-for kit and whatever you decide to put on it, but have long since gone beyond the pale in doing it themselves. When they release "must have" phones that "change everything (again)" that can't even be fitted with an after market battery (other than by handing over your device to an apple service centre for a charge, like a good little acolyte), let alone any form of memory expansion etc you have to wonder.
If you don't like Apple, don't buy thir products, there are plenty of other solutions... I would suggest, less elegant solutions 
If by less elegant you mean less rigorously controlled by the vendor, I agree.
Since I'm not aware of any non vengeful Gods, I'm sure you can find one to pray to, who will make this happen for you 
I'm not that mean. Whilst it wouldn't faze me, I recognise there are people that can't live without their fix of apple hardware and would be devastated by it.
