" they CHOOSE the BEST, which is why people will CHOOSE Apple"
MatG, that had to be the blindest rationalization I've ever heard. Which is why what? Why 2% of people choose Apple? Mat has drunk the koolaid.

"If AMD some day surpasses Intel in their technology"
Clearly you are completely new to the Intel/AMD competition. They trade the top spot back and forth all the time.

You realize you just said that it's better to be on the better known platform even if it's not higher quality. You know I had no intention of insulting you but Wow, you insulted yourself.

Well Buffalo John, I'm not sure what "noted, for the most part," means but I AM sure when Apple designs IN an AMD processor they'll HAVE an equally convincing STORY as to why they made that UTURN also.

After all Hector Ruiz is speakin' the Apple lingo. Wasn't Apple saying essentially the same thing when they spun the reason for changing to Intel after trashtalking them. Something flowery like "Intel was set free."

I mean next Hector will be saying things like "Intel has no soul" or Intel has a larger marketshare because they bully customers. It's pure SteveJobonics.

I predict that within 2 years Apple will embrace Intel chips, oh wait I mean a 2button mouse, the mp3 player no no, the 6x6 ITX form factor, wait what is it this time?... oh yeah AMD.

Think about it, you have thousands of people going through security and you want them to determine if you have a battery that is or is not on the list. Never going to happen Mcgee. The lawsuit from one downed plane caused by a fire would easily cost many times more than the few people who decide not to fly.

The safest thing for them to do is have you put your Apple or Dell notebooks with checked luggage. Without a load on the battery it's pretty darned unlikely it could catch fire.

I swear there is just something about the fact that this thing makes certain people whine that makes me want one.

I was completely agnostic about technology before the Ipod. Seriously I have never felt any illwill toward Apple and still don't. But man if something would make the Ipod users STFU for just one day I would buy 10 of them. Who wants one? I'm buyin'...

Note: If you check the source for the webpage the videos are in both .mov & .wmv.

As far as the meaning of the burning bird setting the other on fire I thought 'song sharing' when I saw it. In other words passing the song to the other bird. But hey, it only has meaning if you give it one.

I'm totally buying one now. I'm going to put on a black turtleneck and run down market street screaming ZUNE YEAH YEAH ZUNE BAYYAYBY.

I was a bit unenthused by the Zune but the more I hear it trashed by the "my Ipod gives me a stiffy" crowd the more I want one.

And if it has drag & drop instead of some wonked up piece of sh..., er... software for loading it maybe it'll give me a stiffy.

I swear some of you people are so freakin' twisted that that your rectum would need to be threaded before your head would pop out.

I feel like I dropped into Mayberry and Barney Fife is talking about music players. Using a whatever from Apple or MS doesn't make you hip or smart unfortunately. It plays music. It's like society drank heavily the night before and barfed up wingnuts.

"So yeah, apple copied it like Ford copied the inventor of the wheel! haha"

Another successful student of history 2.0. Geez kid go read a book ok. Apple didn't just copy it kid they were handed it. And yeah, it would be like Ford was making cars without wheels until somebaody showed him one with wheels.

Kieth, it's better to remain quiet and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. But you did give me a good laugh when you did.

jamie, which components used in them are cheap? Just curious.