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Agreed, Apple has always been fallable. The iPods have their share of issues, as have the laptops (to a much lesser extent), but I think Macs overall have improved over the years. I used to be a pro at troubleshooting the Classic OS since I regularly had to deal w/problems. I rarely have anything go wrong w/OS X. Nice and stable. The components of Macs have improved over the years as well. Have you opened a PC lately? They look and feel thrown together using bargain chassis. Since the G5 chips were introduced, Macs have been quite the opposite. On the other hand, the Mac v.s. PC arguement is just tired. Mac is growing in acceptance. Apple is a highly recognized entity these days. Since they aren't just a "computer company" anymore, they will be judged via their entire line product offernings. Hopefully, the iPhones are more solid than the iPods have been. If they are, then perhaps the future iPods will benefit as well. Time will tell.

iMac DS - touchscreen keyboard/mouse input separate from the multi-touch monitor.

iBook DS.

RE: #4. I can see a scenario where SJ held back on the Leopard preview due to the imminent release of Vista. Chances are those features probably weren't ready at preview time as well. I can see a possible game plan here: Vista will be released and then Leopard can outshine Vista after the years of work put into it.

Apple did just reduce their prices on the current line of Cinema Displays. That normally means newer models on the horizon. If not built-in iSight cameras, perhaps glossy screens ala MacBook.

I can see the case staying aluminum, dumping the cheeze grater look, and getting slightly smaller than the G4 tower. Apple will stick w/ease of opening over compactness for the pro desktop line.

The "iLamp" G4 is really innovative and unique. It stands out over any other computer design I can think of in recent memory. I do prefer the iMac G5 for its compactness, plus it's VESA mount compliant. I don't think Apple is complacent w/design. It seems to me their focus has been more on functional design. ie: the PowerMac G5. I called it the "cheeze grater" initially. For Apple to work with the amount of heat the G5's throw off, it's a perfect design and the aesthetics don't suffer in the end. They balanced functional and visual design very well in that application. It still stands as my favorite enclosure to date. Curious to see what the intel G5 design has in store.

Front Row should be included w/iLife. Maybe an iLife/universal doc/Apple remote combo platter deal.