Everybody seems to be justifying non-free software because they want the
latest toy. It's not a device that is becoming a necessity in the world in
which we live. These are toys and as such I can't accept it.
I'm not perfect although I will resist. I'm not going to pick up a tablet
until there is something which is more freedom friendly. I may on the other
hand contribute to a project which is aiming to free a tablet/or chipsets
that will make a free software tablet possible.
If you want a tablet badly enough find a project that is working toward
solving the non-free problems and contribute the money you might otherwise
have spent on a tablet instead.