Shawn, you underestimate the stupidity of people. Sales got nothing to do with facts or reality. A lot of people bought Macs not because they needed a MAC but because it was different and expensive and it suited the image of I am cool, I am rich, I use Mac not PC. I know this since I sold a lot those MACs to those people. Look at the new Hummer H3 which is a re-bodied suburban. I think an expensive MAC with window will be a good product, people can run all the popular window program and still tell their friends they use MAC not regular PC.
It all boils down to the mouse to me. ONE BUTTON!!! Come on. It feels like a stupid kid's toy in my hand. I mean can't they give me more then one button. I love to click things. I need more mouse buttons.
Get a multi-button mouse. I use a Logitech wireless mouse with my Mac. 8 total buttons + scroll wheel.
I wonder if this Intel chip will make VirtualPC any better? I doubt it as it's now a Microsoft product and Shawn has made some good points about how it won't be x86 and all that jazz. But maybe?
This is not stupid at all. If I turn up in a ferrari you will expect to pay me more. When I started I took a sony viao to meetings and noone wanted to pay me, get out a shiny G4 and suddenly its earnt its keep 5 times over before I have opened mouth.. Infact you're right, the stupidity of people.