I pledge Allegiance

You can keep those stinkin' oranges. I'm officially an Apple girl. Forever. I swear it.

Those understanding, beneficent heroes at the Apple store let me in on a a little known company policy. The first time you stupidly wreck your stuff, they'll replace it.....like....for free. My Genius Bar guide took one look at my trashed iPad, tisked in awe at the level of destruction, and then said "we're going to give you a get out of jail free card."

Huh?

She explained to this stupefied customer and it did indeed sink in: my iPad went sailing down the stairs, absolutely no fault of theirs, and Apple was going to replace it, part of their it's OK, accidents happen, don't punish the customer dogma. So I walked out with a brand, spankin' new machine. For Real.

So from this moment forward I am positively sticking with Apple. Mr. Jobs, you had me at "replace."