Macs aren't going anywhere

There are a number of articles cropping up lately proposing that, due to the success of the iPod, Apple will move away from producing Macs in '06 and either release OS X truly into the wild or simply shelve it to collect dust through the ages.

First off, I refuse to link to any of these preposterous articles, as there is no way I am directly contributing to their ad impressions. Second, it's the holidays, so I'm going to try and be nice: I couldn't think of a more ridiculous, unfounded or illogical thing to say about Apple at a time like this (yea, that's me being *nice*).

Yes the iPod is wildly successful. Woohoo. While Macs don't make nearly as big news as iPods, nor do they look half as cool dangling from someone's neck, the Mac's market share in the US is up to 6.6% - almost double what I heard it was a couple of years ago. Sure, 6.6% is pocket change to the rest of the industry, but that has to be big, big bucks in Apple's pockets. Further, with Apple promising a full transition to Intel-based Macs over the next two years, there's even less of a possibility that any of this "Macs are disappearing" silliness could make a shred of sense.

So please, rational TUAW readers: don't fire up your Google searches for "Macs are disappearing," and don't click on those RSS headlines. Sit back, relax over the holidays, and relish in the fact that our favorite computer maker is finally enjoying some much-deserved success.