False. Nerd adoption often drives "average consumer" adoption. Part of the reason average consumers love the iPhone is because of all the apps. Who do you develops those apps? People who know how to code -- i.e. nerds. And nerds like to develop for devices that they themselves use.

Example 2. Nerds use Google => normal people use Google.

Of course, this isn't always true (pen protectors have yet to catch on), but don't be so quick to bash all things nerdy.

Beats the stupid Samsung Instinct commercials they have cluttering up Hulu

But since Gmail adds every email address I've ever addressed to my contact list, my Google contacts list is a mess. Why would I want to sync that?

How wide is this compared to other cars? As in, will it be a bit tight driving around in a city with narrow roads? Or squeezing into a parking spot?

Web standards don't necessarily mean you don't have access to the hardware. A language is a language. If the Pre "browser" provides the necessary libraries and access points, then it's plausible you could code up 3D graphics in JavaScript (actually, might be more fun doing it in JavaScript than C) -- think of it as Palm's interpretation of ActiveX or plugins. And the fact that these "web apps" are actually downloaded to the phone opens the possibility that the JavaScript could be compiled before runtime, eliminating one of the reasons JavaScript is slow relative to machine-level code.

Of course, this would be a crazy amount of work and 3D graphics developers are a different breed from web developers, so I'm not saying Palm has actually done this -- but it is theoretically possible.

"D-7!"

"You sunk my battleship!"

Laptop, iPod, DS, and bananas. Because I get hungry when I see the color yellow.

@Alexandre : The Lenovo X200 and T400 are both about $1000 and can get you close to if not > 10 hours so long as you're just browsing online.

Are people switching because the new design is awesome or because they've been wantingto switch to a Mac in general (e.g. because of OS X) and have just been waiting for the latest version?

Personally, the new design is disappointing in terms of substance. There's the already mentioned screen issue but the battery life is disappointing too. The new Intel chipset is supposed to be amazingly energy efficient. We have Dells, HPs, and Thinkpads getting 8 hours plus of battery life (and even more with expanded batteries) -- it'd be nice if Macbooks got a bump as well. When I was a student, I would occasionally need my PowerBook to last through 5 hours worth of class in classrooms with only a handful of outlets. Not fun.

It's actually 10 hours battery life according to the video, not 15