Well, I agree with a large part of what you're saying, but you aren't factoring in the hardware design. What's a MacBook Air but a mediocre laptop in a very carefully, artfully, designed case? Leaving aside the absence of functional things like ports, it's a beautiful design. First time I ever opened a Mac Pro, I was impressed. The components were nothing special, but the layout and attention to detail certainly was. Fan cowlings directing airflow through separate heat/ventilation zones, unobtrusive cable management, dust covers.... At the time it was hands-down the best case I ever laid hands on. Probably still better than any under $600. Still not worth $1000 over the price of a comparable PC, or dealing with that lousy OS, but beautiful nonetheless.

Oh yeah? Well then why didn't they completely block Flash, Mr. Smartypants?

Oh... wait... Nevermind.

Wow, awesome points! I hadn't considered it that way, but it makes perfect sense. Enterprise systems require a depth of configurability/customizability that Apple flat out rejects despite their pretense of individuality. They don't do flexibility, and from an enterprise IT standpoint, that's not good. Not so good at security either.

Well, enterprises don't want to pay 50% or more for comparable hardware on the basis of aesthetics. So even though Apple does make servers, nobody wants them. I have seen them though. Only the once, but it happened.

Maybe now, but not always. Steve Wozniak was a groundbreaker, and put Apple ahead in substance. Jobs was too focused on style, which is pretty much the only thing Macs still have going for them.

I thought they ended when Woz left.

Well, it was the fastest browser at one point. Even on Windows. So I started using it for a while and really liked it. Then it stopped being the fastest and started taking forever to start instead. By then Chrome was much faster in both respects so I changed over. Never really liked firefox. I think it reminds me too much of Netscape.

Interesting. I'm neither Canadian nor a victim of moose-rape, but a moose did bite my sister once...

No, but suggesting that a majority of employers would do so certainly is. Even if it wouldn't expose them to costly lawsuits.

Hey, I'm not trying to be a jerk about it. I'm just telling you what I see, take it or leave it.

But your use of scare quotes is still ridiculous.

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean...

Damn. That does make me feel old.

Well, it's been 0% of mine and I don't keep it a secret, so... Yes, I can say that with a straight face. Though a flash of disdain may briefly cross as I process the inanity.

Really? "A belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others."? (dictionary.com)

I don't really think computers can reach that definition.

That atmosphere can be changed. CO2 -> C+O2 is easy if you have cyanobacteria and sunlight. Throw in some sulphur eating bacteria, and wait. It wouldn't smell all that great, but it could work.

With MMX?