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Really? I can say the same thing about Microsoft extending XP support because Vista didn't quite meet everyone's expectations. Aren't they taking a "step backwards to move forwards in the future" as well? Ah, but you're not going to call them "stunningly intelligent" now are you? I wouldn't either. :P Like Chris H said, Apple wanted to get it out to market as quickly as possible. Good on them to realize that it would piss some people off and thus took this step, but that doesn't make them "stunningly intelligent"; it just makes them "willing to listen to their customers", which is what good companies should do anyway.

@ahmlco, Re: iPods running OSX. You're talking about that RDM piece, right? Its source is an April Fool's Joke, so take that article with a grain of salt. Not to say that iPods won't eventually run OSX; his Steveness himself has said so. @ChrisH: Great article! Nice to a piece that takes a look at the situation objectively without unnecessary bashing. I especially like this line: "Ironically, the best thing that could happen for Microsoft is for the iPhone to sell well". So true. @Robo: "RIM will concede defeat and crown the iPhone king of smartphones in due time" Um, right. It's still too early to tell. Everyone expected RIM to slowly decline when the iPhone came out; instead, its stock went gangbusters. It'll be an interesting fight, though...will they replace "Blackberry Thumb" with "Apple Arthritis"? :)

James, I think Tiger's point is that the Zune isn't a rebranded Toshiba that has already been released to the public; from what I've read about this "Toshiba 1089" it's actually the Zune player itself. Whether it was designed solely by Toshiba or together with Microsoft hasn't really been revealed, so you can't use your links to prove Tiger wrong; in fact, they actually make his case stronger.

$50-$100 per unit to license Fairplay? You're kidding, right? So at least 50% of the retail cost of each unit? No way is anyone going to cut their *own* throat to do that. No way Jobs is that stupid. *shakes head* I may not have that sharp of a "business sense" as you put it, but I *do* have some common sense.

Wait--I thought Apple was refusing to license Fairplay to well, anyone? How can Microsoft license Fairplay if Apple's not allowing it then? Oh, and Microsoft *does* make some good hardware. Their keyboards are good (off-tangent: I read somewhere that Apple refused to license their logo for the MS Mac keyboard, and MS was forced to use a clover symbol), and their mice are excellent.

I can't believe that a couple of people took the "cat names" bit seriously (both here and over at MDN ). Geez, people, get a sense of humor!

milklover, I'm sorry to be a bit rude, but how do you know that your idea of the "big picture" is correct? Unless you're Steve Jobs in disguise...because face it, unless you are, all you have is an opinion of what that "big picture" is (and a pretty big ego to boot). To the rest of us poor slobs who don't quite have your vision, yes, we were disappointed. Yes, the expectations were a bit much, but Apple *did* set the bar quite high. The buzz around Apple nowadays is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because people can't wait to see what Apple will come up with next, and a curse because expectations get set way too high. Microsoft? If Origami delivers even 50% of what the hype is, people will be happy. Heck, look at Vista--it'll be the greatest thing since sliced bread if it's delivered on schedule--despite having all the "cool" features scaled back. All because with Microsoft, expectations are low. Most of the times, Apple hits the mark. Sometimes, though, they miss. Whether they missed badly with this iPod Hi-fi remains to be seen.