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@Parky, it actually IS Bridworks, NOT Birdworks.

You know, so many people talk about these great PCs with all the fancy stuff in them at great prices. If you've ever taken a look at all those jazzy candy-colored laptops with the blue and green lights and chrome details... but I have no interest in any of them, for one reason: They don't run the Mac OS. Same goes for the iPhone OS. On the fancy phones with all the buttons (and I have to use them for work), it takes 4 or 5 clicks to see my last missed call.

Chris, now that you've elucidated on your previous comment, I couldn't agree more. Rumor has it that the rumored iPod nano is scheduled for rumored release some time in June. And the expected return of Steve from his hiatus would be much sooner than that. Apple could certainly squelch any doomsayers with an earlier release date. Am I mistaken, or do I recall some comments made by Steve not too long ago regarding "awesome new products" that are NOT software? Do I also recall something like one billion being spent on R&D;of said products?

James, no way they'd call it an iBook, of course. I do agree that His Steveness could "reinvent" the Netbook as it now exists and do it well. It really makes no sense to shoehorn a big machine into a smaller package. The Mac Netbook should stand on its own as a cross between an iPod Touch/iPhone and a MacBook. If multi-touch is used, it'll blow the others away.

Excellent analysis Chris. Yes, I remember the old days. My first operating system was System 6 (6.0.4, to be exact). I was one of the ones who stood by Apple when one of my relatives told me to get a "real computer." (By the way, he now owns a Mac.) I even bought a PowerMac 9600 during Apples most "beleaguered" time, 1997. I can revive all the fond memories, but I don't really mind if the Mac Fanatic fades away. The market share is sufficient now that software companies take notice of Apple, and virtualization programs are needed less and less. I don't feel like a second class citizen anymore. And I smile quietly, at last feeling vindicated.

Apple isn't really sacrificing its high margins. They are still making a bundle from the units they sell to the carriers. The price point drop comes from subsidization of the cost by the carriers. This does provide the interesting price differential with the iPod Touch. However, because an 18 month agreement needs to be signed in the store to own a 3G iPhone, the iPod Touch still remains attractive, since it is free of obligation.

I must agree and elaborate on jimrgraham's comment. Because Mac is such a small percentage of the market, mathematically it has to gain market share. It is true that most Mac users have tried Windows XP, but this doesn't apply the other way around. When given a choice to run either OS on the same machine, the better OS will prevail (OS X, of course), and as the Windows software ages, all replacement software with be Mac… until Windows is a distant memory for the user. Who still boots into Classic?