not to bash the mac or apple but isn't apple just as much a monopoly? how many companys are allowed to produce hardware that runs OSX only one that I know of, and other then a half year failed experiment a while back, that has always been true and the same thing is true of the OS. now there are pluses and minuses to this to be sure, one big plus is stability if you have a lmited number of configurations to work with there is less chance of software-hardware incompatability, but you also loose in the competitive marketplace to an overwhelming variety of less expensive alternatives which is what happened. I have worked on both Macs and PCs the Mac is the Betamax of the computer industry arguably better in many aspects but the need to control their product so stringently has probably religated them to the same fate as the betamax. The bare truth is that Apple has come close to bankruptsy too many times to be sure of their future. and sure the statistics include those who use PCs as oversized word processers but that distinction doesnt matter in the long run. I love the Mac but I bought a PC for the same reason I bought a VHS recorder. no one can be sure Apple can stay afloat indefinately. Does anyone remember the amiga? OK bring on the flames.