Since the announcement, critics have complained about the iPad lacking a robust desktop OS that can be used to install desktop applications, and thus, make the iPad function more like a traditional notebook computer. That was never Apple’s intention, and technically, having Mac OS X run on the iPad would make the tablet more like Windows tablets that we have seen from plenty of companies.

AppleInsider has delved deeper into the technicalities to explain why Apple chose to pick the iPhone OS over Mac OS X for the iPad. Go ahead and give it a read. It’s insightful, and it should have many people relax after understanding the technology behind the decision.