Huh? God if anyone is conscious of style and image it's Steve Jobs. True, this is a better attempt than the Next or Lisa price-wise, I don't think Apple is going to new heights anytime soon.

I'm proficient on both Mac and PC through my work at work and work at home. For most tasks from the most basic to more intense, I think in 2005 they are very similar if not mostly interchangeable. But, I'll take a PC anyday of the year. Period.

One reason Apple raises eyebrows is one reason that ultimately holds it back. Stylish and interesting to look at, it scares away most average computer users. It's too shiny, too foreign. People want a "cupholder" to put the cd-rom in. They want familiarity. They do not want to learn new tricks like dragging the cd into the trash to eject it or finding which key to press to make the tray slide out from the flat face in the first place.