answer:First I should give my disclaimer. I am a CIO for a media company so I have an Ipad, Xoom, Galaxy, Touchpad and a Playbook, plus a few other tablets yet to hit the market, non of which I actually paid for. The Ipad is more stable than any of the others and for the things it does it does them just as well if not better. Think apps, streaming movies and your apple programs. Not having flash is a minor annoyance especially for online video. So IMHO while not perfect it is the best and most stable on the market at this time though I suspect like the phones of a few years ago it wont be long until the android device become just as good