Let's all pause for a moment and gain perspective. Apple, who's been making computers since the 80s, has somewhere between 6 and 10% of the market. If the use

Let's all pause for a moment and gain perspective. Apple, who's been making computers since the 80s, has somewhere between 6 and 10% of the market. If the users who buy Apple products are slightly less affected by the current economic slump than most of the market, good for them. They're likely a little better off than "average consumers". I don't think it's everyone is buying iPads, because the numbers just don't line up. People are just holding on to laptops a little longer.