Syncing iPad with Apple vs. windows

I want your advice please.
I have the iPad1, and I have never synced it with a computer, other than to let the Apple store upgrade the OS to IOS 5.
Once I sync to an Apple, or to a Windows based computer, am I always stuck to syncing only to that?
Or do I have some flexibility to go back and forth between platforms (which would be my preference)?
How about just syncing with iTunes........must you stick to one computer? Or can you add and delete tunes within iTunes, from different platforms like a Mac and a Sony laptop running windows?
Thank you for all your advice in advance!

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