This is my first Slashdot comment in I don't even know how long. You, sir or madam, have it exactly correct. Even Apple's "failures" (the funky-looking iMac that took a lot of jokes is a prime example) were really sold by the company and never treated as second-rate.

I hope that now that Steve is gone, the company continues to be as decisive as it has been, I think if they put the brakes on, they might lose a lot of what makes them Apple.

I know what the submitter means... I'm holding out for a HERO too.

I realize I'm late to the party here, but hey, it could be worse - he could never admit that he was right and keep doing it wrong just because.

Evil Overlord List #15: I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to activate when the counter reaches 117 and the hero is just putting his plan into operation.

http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html

I think this summed up that position fairly well: http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/5/1/

A perfectly valid position, too, IMNSHO

Where did you get your info for point 2? I couldn't find any corroboration of that on TomTom's site, and the reviews I read said they hadn't listed any pricing for updates yet? I'd consider getting the app if it were true, that's a pretty good deal compared to the hardware device.

I'll say. That site is the least comprehensible shade of yellow I think I can imagine.

I believe you mean a CIWS machine gun.