Why did I buy an iPad?

I feel like I have done a big mistake when I have bought this commercial-only product. I first thought that this device is entertaining, but after I have bought the iPad, I only saw that everything in the app store costs money, isn't it enough that I have spent $500 dollars to buy this device. There are some free apps, but they are demo that make you buy the full version after playing it for a while. The iPad itself without Apps is boring, I can buy any touch computer that can be more useful than the iPad or iPhone or even the iPod touch. The iPad actually is a portable commercial market that only aims on earning money from users. Please respect my opinion and don't remove this question.
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roaminggnome wrote:
When you buy a cd player or a blu-ray player, do you expect all of the cds/dvds to be free?
When you buy a car is the gas free?
When you buy a tv, is the programming free?
When you buy a house is the heat free?
Why on earth would you think this?
It's commonplace thinking, especially with the younger crowd. Sci Fi writer Harlan Ellison has a retort to all this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE

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I can only echo what Pogo says about buying based on what it does today.
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Basically you have to buy what you what based on what's out at the the time.
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Why did I buy Nokia ??? Its height of testing a cu...

On 18.05.2011 I had given my nokia C6 to the shop from where I had purchased as my new phone was not functioning and its been 12 days since then that Nokia is unable to do anything about the situation. Although the manager Mr.. Aniruddha of the Kalighat Nokia care centre in Kolkata has been extremely polite in helping me out. But my unfortunate phone after being sent miles for some inspection has only reached the Nokia Care Centre only last Friday.
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So, I paid for a phone from the Nokia stable and I am unable to use it for more than a month as Nokia would do research on the handset. I have always purchased Nokia handset and ever since mobile services where launched in India. This is the worst experience did not expect this from Nokia. Very bad after sales service.
The problems with the C6 handsets are : software hanging, touch does not work and keyboard not functioning.
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That's pretty standard, my N97 took about 3 weeks to be returned, hope your C6 works well now, in past experience, how long do other phone manusacturers take to repair a phone ? Just wonder as I only have lomited expeience of one problem with a Nokia, so can't judge whether they are slower or quicker than other phone manufacturers at repairs ?
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I bought it for 5 reasons:
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