Game consoles such as the XBOX, PS3 and now the iPad are always closed to help create a market and for quality of service for the consumer device that they are.

Game consoles such as the XBOX, PS3 and now the iPad are always closed to help create a market and for quality of service for the consumer device that they are. The XBOX 360 is a bit more open than the others but I consider the iPad much like a console with a specific purpose. It may just even challenge the XBOX and PS3 as a game console much as the iPhone and iPod Touch have done. I wish they were more open but openness also kills a bit of the market and revenue possibilities. It sucks, but that is just the way it is. Computers and hacker culture will still exist, they can pry that from my cold dead hands. But while I am at it I will make some money in the market that Apple is creating.