"Imagine a world where your creativity is stifled by corporate gatekeepers—Cory Doctorow argues that buying an iPad places us in that very world.In his passionate critique titled *"Why I won't buy an iPad (and think you shouldn't, either)"*, Cory Doctorow reflects on his decade-long experience at Boing Boing, highlighting the innovations of independent creators over corporate giants. Cory Doctorow, a well-known technology activist and writer, leverages his background as a CD-ROM programmer and web pioneer to support his argument.Doctorow illustrates the parallels between the over-hyped CD-ROM revolution and the current iPad frenzy, emphasizing how both limit user freedom and innovation.He claims that the iPad, much like the doomed CD-ROMs,
