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Apple is misunderstood by so many people. I frequently hear the small minded response "I don't like Macs". I then ask if they have ever used one. Almost invariably they reply "No, I just don't like them." So you know SQUAT about them but don't like them huh? You must be happy with what you already know and since you must be mentally lazy, you resist learning anything new. Kinda like the ostrich with his head in the ground thing. I learned long ago that the public in general has a taste for crap. They don't want GOOD, they want CHEAP. This is the appeal of the PC. Personally, I am not happy with Apples impending switch to Intel processors. Was anyone out there paying the least bit of attention when indepentant testing proved that a measly 60mhz PPC 601 was FASTER than a 90mhz Pentium? Why do you think Apple stayed away from Intel all these years since '84? Not fast enough baby. Intel chips are STILL not faster. What Apple is planning has not been noticed by many so I'll spell it out for all of you. Surely when Apple switched from SCSI drives to IDE that should have been a clue. The Mac hardware was slowly evolving to become a PC. Same PCI bus, USB, drives, displays, memory, and the Mac ROM has gone away. Now the processor too. Mac OS will be offered to Windows PC users as a alternative to Billy Gates meager offering. Device drivers are all thats missing and they are easy to recreate. Yes, the Mac OS on your PC. Throw you Windows install CDs in the trash. You will have a REAL OS instead.