<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/?attachment_id=561" rel="attachment wp-att-561"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-561" title="samsung-galaxy-tab2-10" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/samsung-galaxy-tab2-10.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>I was getting a bit depressed about the planning consent taking so long that I just had to get some retail therapy. Our old netbook was reaching the end of its useful life and it was such a pain to wait for it to wind itself up whenever I wanted to send and email, check the Internet or Skype.

I didn't want an iPad because I've fallen out with the Apple approach to technology and commerce. It seems they believe they can litigate their way into making even greater profits. If Henry Ford had taken the same approach to cars we would all be driving around in Fords and they would all look the same, possible black.

In a recent court case a UK judge sayed the Samsung Tablet wasn't the same as the IPad because the Galaxy Tab wasn't "cool enough" so you couldn't think of a better reason for buying one. So if you want an iPad but don't want to buy an Apple buy the Galaxy Tab.

It works really well although the predictive text isn't the same as the software on the Galaxy S3 smartphone and I've had to turn it off. Other than that it is faultless - good screen, fast, plenty of Apps -