My love for the PC can be attributed to three reasons.
1. Variety
The personal computer is the most abstract device of all time. I can do everything from playing the latest games to paying my taxes on it. It is a machine capable of doing an incredible amount of tasks.
2. Unlimited Customization
It is ever expandable. I can build my own machine and replace parts gradually to keep it current. I can even buy third part accessories to add new functionality to my PC. For example, a piano keyboard or a tablet for drawing. This makes the possibilities of what I can do with my machine endless.
3. Openness
The PC is a completely open platform. I don't need to buy all of my games through Microsoft if I'm running Windows. I can by my games from MS through Games for Windows if I want to, but I could also just download Steam and buy my games through Valve. Or, if I don't feel like giving any large company their 30 percent I can always buy the game I want directly from the developer's site if they have it available or even at a retail store if I so choose.

As tablets like the iPad start to become popular and game consoles like the Xbox 360 and the PS3 start adopting more and more of the PC gaming crowd, consumers are giving up the openness of the PC for the convenience that comes with these "Post-PC devices." These devices might be capable of a variety of tasks, but the customization that I am able to do to them is limited and majority of them are completely closed platforms.

The only "Post-PC" OS that offers the customization and openness that PC operating systems offer us is Android. When Google allowed Amazon to launch their independent App Store on Android it really proved that the OS was just as open as it's PC counterparts. There might be some concern about fragmentation, but that will all be ironed out as the OS matures.

Android is an ever expanding light in the darkness of closed platforms like iOS. Hopefully when other companies like Microsoft start to release there tablet operating systems they will take an open approach similar to Google's ongoing attempt with Android. If not, Android might be our only chance of having a free digital future where people can purchase what ever apps they so choose without getting permission by large corporations like Apple.

I don't want to live in a world run by 21st century, capitalistic tyrannies. Do you...?