Allow me to start by stating, for the record, that I’m an Apple fan.  I may even go so far as to say that I’m an Apple fanboy.  I like the products, the way they’re designed, and most of the ways the company conducts business.  My computers are great.  And I love my iPhone: I use it for everything, from emailing and texting to Facebook updates, from game playing to bill paying.  It’s the best phone on the market right now.  That being said…

WTF, Windows Phone 7?!?

I’m cheering for WP7 (and Android, for that matter) because good products from competitors only make Apple products better.  It’s like elite sports: good competition makes for better products.  Excellent WP7 and Android OSes will make iOS even better, just like the slew of really good smartphones released in the past 18 months has pushed the engineers at Apple to make the iPhone even better than it already is.

The same goes for the seemingly countless tablets being released this year.  I really do hope that several of them bring some heat to the iPad, in terms of both hardware and software.  Not that I mind seeing the iPad dominate the market, but the way I see it, healthy competition is good for everyone, challengers and champion alike.