And I thought not having apple products made me "out of the loop" -sounds more modern to be called a "conscientious objector". BTW, my BIL who runs the IT division of a big pharma company also has "Mac baggage " and will not partake.

CCN...

I'm also not anti giving kids an iPad (we don't have one...but I would love to get some sort of larger tablet eventually for the kids to share - would rather that than a ninetendo ds). But sending it to school seems crazy. We sent my ds' 3 year-old Leapster with the conditions that we were not replacing or repairing any damage due to irresponsibility. It came home unharmed - he proudly announced he'd gotten to share it with a few kids who didn't bring anything.