OT: Your advice - GNex 10 or Transformer Prime?

Well i can relate in terms of PC's etc..  I typically just laugh or cry when looking at friends computers / laptops they purchase from Mac..  

I am glad I can build my own computers and save hundreds of dollars staying away from brand name builds, not just Mac's.

The prices are absurd...  typically paying around 1000 just for the Mac Brand..

At least Mac Desktops have come down in price now that they use almost all PC related components like processors, video cards etc...  Back in college it was F'ing miserable having to use the computer lab Mac's when working on my Graphic design projects..   Nothing was compatible, always crashed, just trash..  Least things are improving for them

I suppose I have a fixed perspective and I am only answering insofar as how that makes them better for me. I didn't set out to prove that they were objectively better, but those are the reasons that stand out for me and why I fell on the side of the divide that I did.

I think it is somewhat hilarious that the bulk of this discussion has come down to a IOS vs Android debate when the OP explicitly stated that he was "not interested in hearing why I should buy an iPad"

From my own personal experience people that hate Apple products and refuse to buy them, tend to think that they know more than the "Apple consuming" public.  

Like the guy said, with PC or Android you can manually customize or tweak the hardware.  Apparently people who buy Apple products, buy Apple products because they are too stupid to be able to do what PC/Android user do.

What's the difference between a Nexus 10 and an iPad? When two items are 500 and 600 dollars, most people will still buy whichever is better.

It's a good question. From my research, I think it basically boils down to two things: simplicity (Apple) vs. customizability (Android...and if that wasn't a word before, it is now). Apple products (specifically the iPhone and iPad) are very simple, easy to use, and fairly static. What you see is what you get. And what you get works almost flawlessly.

With Android, there's a lot more you can tweak and adjust, and you can have dynamic information instantly. The biggest example of this is widgets. On my phone, rather than just having an icon to launch my email app, my inbox actually displays right on the home screen. It updates dynamically as new emails come in, and I can start a new email right from the widget; without having to open up the app itself. Email is just an example, but you can do the same thing with tons of different apps. As far as I know, you can't get much more than the weather to display in real time on Apple products (correct me if I'm wrong).

Aside from that, things are really beginning to consolidate into virtual "ecosystems," especially as media and entertainment becomes more cloud-based. So as you become more integrated into one ecosystem, it becomes harder (and makes less sense) to branch off to another. As far as I know, there isn't much in the way of integrating music, movies, etc. you've bought through iTunes onto an Android device; and vice versa for media you've purchased through Google Play onto an Apple device. This isn't as much of a barrier for us since we only have smartphones and haven't bought a lot of media, but since we've had positive experiences with our phones, we really see no reason to take a step back.

This is exactly the point that I think a lot of anti-Apple evangelists are missing: the concerns they have are not the concerns of the vast majority of people.  Just like you would never consider buying a Keurig because of what you look for in a cup of coffee, but for the vast majority of coffee drinkers it's a perfectly reasonable solution.

My perspective, also not that anyone cares, is that I think Apple usually puts out a great product that is easy to use (albeit somewhat limited in what it does), but I really don't like the way they do business.

For starters, they overprice the crap out of everything.  They release iWhatever 2 about 3 months after the first one with minimal upgrades and people rush to buy it because it's the 'new' thing, even though it's barely superior to what they already own.  They change charging cable ports on newer devices for the sole reason of making you buy a new charging cable.  They aggressively sue other companies for curving their phones and tablets in a similar way.  They make you use inferior apps (Apple Maps, anyone?) because they think their crap doesn't stink.

So I won't laugh at you for paying for an Apple product, but I refuse to buy anything they sell if there is an equally good competitor's product available.

I think you're reading bias into my responses when none exists.  My opinion is (and has been) that different people want different things in their devices.  For some of those people Apple provides value that other device makers don't.  For others Apple takes away flexibility that they care about.

What I'm arguing against is that bias you're accusing me of, the perception from members of either of those groups that the other group is composed of idiots.  Both groups are making logical decisions, just based on different priorities.

can be read just fine in the Ipad using the Apple Ibooks app, and there are some free apps that also read epub files.

There are also apps that will play some video formats not natively supported by the Ipad.  To my knowledge, though, it doesn't play Flash videos.

That said, if you know Android and don't want to learn another OS that's probably the best reason to stay with Android.  It's a big reason why I've stayed with IOS.

grrr