The macbook also has 2.5x the battery life. Sometimes its worth paying for a better engineered product.

Yep, that's a cow alright.

In terms of natural issues, it doesn't seem to me like it would be any more dangerous than many inhabited islands. In fact, I bet some smart planning could create barriers and drainage systems which give it better protection than what most islands have. The server is already Slashdotted so I can't see the details of their plan but outside of the hardships on initial construction I don't see why this wouldn't be feasible.

The list was phones, tablets, set top boxes and tvs. Apple makes products in 3 of the 4 of these, and rather dominates the market in two of them.

I think Apple might have a thing or two to say about that...

If you're more of a cat person, I recommend a serval. An experienced robber will be used to a dog barking, but when they break into your house and hear a roar they are going out a whole lot faster than they came in.

Sure, but these guys got a $500,000,000 contract from the US government to actually make some of these things.

Do they have trucks in that area? Wouldn't that pose a minor issue?