[Jorge]

Microsoft had to release Vista now because if they waited until after Leopard is released, everyone would yawn, instead of just some.

Right. Microsoft is run on 90% of the world's computers compared to a tiny 4% for Apple

We been reading these posts about Apple nipping at Microsoft's heals for how many years now?

It's really getting pathetic.

[The_Reader_David]

Actually what's pathetic is that people on both sides can't see that comparisons between a horizontal trust (Microsoft) and a vertical trust (Apple) on the product in which the horizonatal trust is seeking a monopoly (operating systems for personal computers) always looks good for the horizontal trust.

Of course the Guggenheims (a vertical trust) not the magnates of the smelters trust (horizonta) are the ones we remember.

How big a share of the *computer* market does Microsoft control? 0% Apple controls 4% of the computer market *and* 4% of the OS market, and what percent of the retail music market? of the digital music player market?

[Dick Vomer]

I switched to macbook pro about 7-8 months ago... I've got 5 other HP machines in my house networked with the kids and wife....I'll switch each one of them over as the hard drive goes or the machines start getting wierd.

they play some games but mainly web search and excel/word/e-mail/photo/movie and slide presentations....

the kids are already bugging me to use my machine cause the I-tunes works better on my machine.

I think that Apple will always be a niche market... I'm just going to be in the niche. They work easier and I can do "stuff" easier.

I hook up peripherals and they don't crash my machine, need driver updates to unclog the messes.

it's not perfect but it's an nice alternative.

[MaxMax]

I like my apples Red,
without a wavy display screen.