If you want to do iPad app development in Objective C, you will need a Mac, not an iPad. If you want to learn HTML 5, CSS 3, and Javascript, you can use Windows, Mac, or Linux.

>Thank you, Hank. Sooner or later I will iPad so it will be a moot point. Actually I could buy it (iPad) today but I have no time to do anything and it would only increase the pressure and anxiety :).