getting obsessed in iPod

Some people are getting obsessed a lot on their iPods. iPod reshaped the music industries, likewise, the newly developed Apple iPad will for sure redefine the textbook, newspaper, and television industries. The iPod, the iPhone, all had people practically running over each other and getting payday loans, credit cards, to get some new piece of plastic from Steve Jobs. They aren't always practical, either. Tablet PCs, lest anyone forget, have been tried before and failed. If Apple can make a go of it, kudos to Jobs, but why not get a laptop that does the same stuff for cheaper?