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This is plain silly. Two things to notice: 1: A lot of people are sheeps. The buy the iPod not because it's the best product but because it's the most well-known brand. When they visit their local electronics store they don't ask for a harddrive based mp3-player, they ask for an iPod and the reason is pure ignorance. 2: People have claimed that iPod is the best player. Is it? It does not have the best sound quality (most seems to aggre that iRiver hold this honour) nor the most features (Creative maybe?) nor the best battery life. It does have a amazing amount of third party products. Still, most will not install the player in their car or buy a Apple HiFi-system so that reason kind of fall. All in all, a lot of people will with good reasons agree that the iPod is not the best player even if it's in the top tier. Anyhow, people, it's just an ad. And a funny one that is. Those that can't accept it truly needs to think about their relation to the things they own.

Dear sir, I dare to say that this ranting of yours are more than just silly, it's also highly irrelevant. First I challenge your opinion that the Macbook is an exceptional value. What would create this exceptional value, the 6 pin Firewire connector that few will use, the bluetooth connectivity that even fewer will use? Or is it the DVD-burner that lack DL support? Or the lack of a card slot or card reader? Or maybe even the above average weight at 5.2lbs? I do claim that that Macbook carry a good value, but it's far from outstanding. Doing such claims only show an extremly biased view. Other and more constructiv critic then. Of course Apple shouldn't try to sell a really cheap laptop, they should sell a laptop with exceptional value for the average customer. Does Macbook carry this value for the average customer? Definitely not. A Core Solo (which run circles around a G4 anyway) would be more than enough for most users. Nor does most users use bluetooth which is therefore a useless inclusion, only adding weight, size and cost. A lot of people (50 percent?) do still use a modem to access the internet which would make it a welcome addition. What about optical audio in? Also completely useless for most, if not all, people. I don't claim that a well-designed and sturdy laptop can be had for peanuts. But I do claim that Apple could easily sell a $800 laptop which still_would provide _a_better_experience_, not just better value, for the average customer.