Of course Apple isn't moving away from their roots

Alright, it's my turn to rant this week (today?), and this time around it's about an editorial I found at Macworld that asks that question that just has to crop up every so often: is Apple moving away from its computer roots?

No. And as a general call-out: please stop asking this question every time Apple introduces an iPod or a product that simply isn't a Mac. Just because Apple is about the only computer company who's taking serious steps in marrying hardware, software and entertainment – and succeeding – doesn't mean they're suddenly going to start peddling nothing but music and videos while they throw Macs into the dumpster. The article even goes back and forth, citing one over-paid analyst after another who say 'yes they're still a Mac company/but their venture into downloadable video could signal a move away from hardware.'

Guys: this really should stop. Apple is a hardware company, and that means Macs, iPods and any other gadgets they have cooking in the labs as you read this. They create fantastic software, products and services that drive the sales of said hardware. This (unfortunately) is why Apple isn't opening the iPod up to other music stores anytime soon, and it's also why Apple isn't porting all of their OS X software to work on Windows either. Macs aren't going anywhere. In fact, with the future onset of faster, smaller and cooler-running Intel chips, they're only going to get better.

[via MacSlash]