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Yes, unless M$ shoots itself in the foot ...
... by making W7 more expensive than Vista ... in which case Apple will have a field day sad

I can write the ad now.

MAC Hello PC ... you're looking sad today.
PC Yeh there's a new version of Vista out today called Windows 7.
MAC But that's good - I hear you've fixed all the problems in the 8 years since XP. And it's bound to be good value - yes?
PC It'll cost $250 for the BASIC version and ... and $500 for the ULTIMATE version.
MAC OK, I see, ... hey the beers are on me tonight buddy. I had $200 to spend and all versions of SNOW LEOPARD were $129.
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Yes, unless M$ shoots itself in the foot ...  johnfenjackson@... | 05/20/09
Since 90% of consumer sales...  Sleeper Service | 05/20/09
since 90% of machines come preloaded  tmsbrdrs | 05/21/09
Singing that same old tired, scratched song. N/T  windozefreak | 05/21/09
Without OS...  pico_D | 05/22/09
And they're making 2x what they would if it were simply preloaded...  Wolfie2K3 | 05/22/09
That's pretty cool. (NT)  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/22/09
Nope.  Sleeper Service | 05/23/09
lol at Linux Hardware  trance2tec | 06/01/09
He he  markbn | 05/20/09
Apple will kill themselves  LBiege | 05/21/09
@LBiege  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
And yet:  evilkillerwhale@... | 05/26/09
@evilkillerwhale  Axsimulate | 05/27/09
Right On  john_gillespie@... | 05/21/09
Well, let's see...  frabjous | 05/21/09
Last one not correct  Rob Oakes | 06/01/09
Replaced in 2 years?  pico_D | 05/22/09
Apple will kill themselves.....  jmacdon999 | 06/02/09
What?  atozdesign | 06/04/09
Vendor locker--Apple  shellcodes_coder | 05/21/09
@shellcodes_coder  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
I presume you mean UNIX?  An Old Man | 05/22/09
Pass the Kool Aid  john_gillespie@... | 05/21/09
This is a stupid question anyway...  moviedemon | 05/21/09
@moviedemon  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
@Axsimulate  moviedemon | 05/21/09
Wow, that's some incentive  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
Heh heh..  moviedemon | 05/21/09
I doubt those minuscule gains from Apple...  UAC nanny screen | 05/21/09
@moviedemon  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
No...  Jkirk3279 | 05/21/09
moviedemon is right, in a grossly incorrect way  frabjous | 05/21/09
Here's what kills me about percentages...  PollyProteus | 05/21/09
History  Jkirk3279 | 05/21/09
More like  An Old Man | 05/22/09
Hot Foot, hot foot !  Jkirk3279 | 05/21/09
Hey Mac  evilkillerwhale@... | 05/26/09
@evilkillerwhale  Axsimulate | 05/27/09
Asolutely  clindhartsen | 05/20/09
Agreed. If Apple has proved anything  GuidingLight | 05/20/09
Yeah, it obviously didn't have anything to do with the product itself.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/20/09
Ofcourse....and then set up MacFixIt.com and your loong..  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
Heheheh,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/20/09
So, Apple's products were crap before OS X?  markbn | 05/20/09
Somewhat, yes.  Bruizer | 05/21/09
Yep,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
spell checker?  john_gillespie@... | 05/21/09
I doubt it...  gregory.dworak@... | 05/20/09
Hrm - the kool-aid must have gotten stronger flowing from Jobs lately..  JT82 | 05/20/09
Oh yeah!  Rude Union | 05/20/09
Real world  professordnm | 05/21/09
@professordnm  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
IT management  tmsbrdrs | 05/21/09
Glug glug glug  radams36@... | 06/02/09
Reputations  oncall | 05/20/09
hardware?  john_gillespie@... | 05/21/09
Funny.. I thought that same thing when I was a Mac die hard..  daftkey | 05/20/09
Extended warranty doesn't exist for Apple? Wrong...  J242 | 05/20/09
Oh I didn't tell you...  daftkey | 05/21/09
Same here, from another former "Mac guy"  moviedemon | 05/21/09
Adobe...  daftkey | 05/21/09
crossgrades  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/22/09
...  boxcar_willy@... | 05/20/09
Wrong and overall uneducated FUD  J242 | 05/20/09
Comparing bottom end to high end is stupid on both sides  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Wrong...  J242 | 05/20/09
Better rethink that  wolf_z | 05/21/09
Sigh  Jkirk3279 | 05/21/09
Thanks for the candor  radams36@... | 06/02/09
Cause we've *all* seen PCs  mtgarden | 05/20/09
Every Mac user has also been a Windows user  frgough | 05/20/09
Re: "The hardware is identical"  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/20/09
Apple worshiping noob, spreading your FUD again?...  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
What's with the hatred?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
While spewing hate on an otherwise peaceful forum,  unclefixer@... | 06/03/09
My thermaltake case is tool-less  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Hint : don`t buy cases from Thermaltake..  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
Comparing the price of a case 2 years ago  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Nice choice...  J242 | 05/20/09
Nice Case  trance2tec | 05/20/09
Antec FTW!  Sleeper Service | 05/21/09
re: Antec FTW!  rtk | 05/21/09
That's Sony, not Apple.  J242 | 05/20/09
Nice try... Apple was using the same batteries..  daftkey | 05/21/09
Toughbook  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Really?  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/20/09
hehe They could I suppose  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
And aluminium...and the high-end GPUs and Quad Core...  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
Wow, you actually think you know what you're talking about...  J242 | 05/20/09
Did you really just say...  Sleeper Service | 05/21/09
"troglodyte", that's funny,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
Oh, there is no doubt  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
True  J242 | 05/20/09
$1299 computer can wipe the $2600 MBP  trance2tec | 05/20/09
lol an HP...  J242 | 05/20/09
What the heck are you talking about?  trance2tec | 05/20/09
17" MBP rocks  niknik1971@... | 06/02/09
The point was  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
10-4  J242 | 05/20/09
@gregory.dworak  Axsimulate | 05/20/09
LOL!!! Good one... wink  J242 | 05/20/09
Bleh  trance2tec | 05/20/09
Thanks to ZDNet's pro Microsoft slant...  gregory.dworak@... | 05/21/09
Who are you kidding?  trance2tec | 05/21/09
@trance2tec  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
Don't forget Bitdefender  wolf_z | 05/21/09
@wolf_z  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
@trance2tec  Axsimulate | 05/21/09
To answer your question...  wolf_z | 05/21/09
Except,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
and then...  trance2tec | 06/01/09
What you describe is not the experience ...  mwagner@... | 05/21/09
Except most Windows users know nothing else  rahbm | 05/24/09
hold on a second  trance2tec | 06/01/09
Sounds like a contradition to Me? N/T  windozefreak | 05/21/09
My take, Win 7 is going to blow OS X away.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/20/09
Here's hoping..  daftkey | 05/20/09
Ain't gonna happen  frgough | 05/20/09
And OSX has become more frustrating  GuidingLight | 05/20/09
I gave specifics; you gave anecdotals  frgough | 05/20/09
I'm not so sure  brble | 05/20/09
???  J242 | 05/20/09
@j242  brble | 05/20/09
@brble's response to me  J242 | 05/20/09
@j242  brble | 05/20/09
@ brble  J242 | 05/20/09
Not "badly organized"  wolf_z | 05/21/09
You havent work on 7 yet ....  Quebec-french | 05/20/09
Is that you, Murph?  TheTruthisOutThere@... | 05/20/09
Crap  Gladiatorcn | 05/20/09
It took me 10 minutes to crash a MacBook, what a lovely kernel panic..  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
Sure it did skippy...  J242 | 05/20/09
MacBook's kernel panic all the time  trance2tec | 05/20/09
Proof?  J242 | 05/20/09
Proof?!  trance2tec | 05/20/09
Kernel Panic  Jkirk3279 | 05/24/09
My Macbook...  Sleeper Service | 05/21/09
And how long for Vista/XP  Bruizer | 05/21/09
RU drunk?  geethreeforce | 05/20/09
Obviously  NStalnecker | 05/20/09
Oh No  martin23 | 05/20/09
Mark Your Calendars People, It's Another Failed No_Ax Prediction  itanalyst2@... | 05/21/09
Or not.  Bruizer | 05/21/09
Unless you're not mainstream...  wolf_z | 05/21/09
RE: Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?  GoodThings2Life | 05/20/09
Not quite...  J242 | 05/20/09
Kill features?  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Time to bone up on your reading comprehension...  J242 | 05/20/09
RE: Time to bone up on your reading comprehension...  rtk | 05/20/09
Gracias  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Removed features? Gotcha...  J242 | 05/20/09
@J242  wolf_z | 05/21/09
Nothing here, folks, move along  frabjous | 05/22/09
Agree  rtk | 05/25/09
Common Conceits  Harry Bardal | 05/20/09
Agreed! However choice in apps? The iPhone...  J242 | 05/20/09
Do you really think  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Sorry if the # of zeros behind a number is difficult for you... sad  J242 | 05/20/09
Sorry bud  rtk | 05/20/09
Wow...  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
Try actually READING this time...  J242 | 05/20/09
@J242  wolf_z | 05/21/09
Yup  frabjous | 05/22/09
@ frabjous  rtk | 05/25/09
If you truly value choice...  brble | 05/20/09
You and I disagree on the meaning of "choice"  J242 | 05/20/09
Yep, we disagree.  brble | 05/20/09
Definitely  J242 | 05/20/09
OK, I was a little off  brble | 05/20/09
@ brble  J242 | 05/20/09
Not quite  trance2tec | 05/20/09
Again, BS...  J242 | 05/20/09
Not quite.  trance2tec | 05/20/09
Choice  Harry Bardal | 05/20/09
Some Clarity  brble | 05/20/09
Any? Apple User?  DannyO_0x98 | 05/20/09
No. Maybe.  davebarnes | 05/20/09
Not with their current direction  Rude Union | 05/20/09
Your take is usually wrong lol  nizuse | 05/20/09
Was reaction to NoAxe.  nizuse | 05/20/09
Please, List All His Failures  itanalyst2@... | 05/21/09
With substance over style  Boot_Agnostic | 05/20/09
NPD Mac deskstops UP 11% in April  Davewrite | 05/20/09
This is why MS is scared spitless  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/20/09
iTouch is not a netbook  LiquidLearner | 05/20/09
yeah it's not a netbook but it's a computer  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Dead-on, but don't tell "Soulstorm"!  J242 | 05/20/09
Haha...Army uses Ipods? In what imaginary world does that happen, kid?  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
oh so brave  martin23 | 05/20/09
Ummm, Here's the newsweek article on the military using iPod Touches...  J242 | 05/20/09
like Newsweek's world. Once again Soulstorm with Egg on FACE.  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Soulstorm attacks because he wasn't loved as a child...  J242 | 05/20/09
I started a polite thread you know, but soulstorm...  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Indeed.  J242 | 05/20/09
Hey soulstorm where are you? looking for glasses AGAIN?  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Oh yeah, here's the Military handbook for iPhone/Touch as well.  J242 | 05/20/09
hah good one, souls gone to suck his thumb somewhere...nt  Davewrite | 05/20/09
BulletFlight Ballistic Calculator for iPod from Knights Armament Inc.  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Telegraph UK: MARINES Use iPods to Fight Insurgents.  Davewrite | 05/20/09
ZDnet: "Army Embraces iPod Touch". SoulS didn't you read ZDnet article?  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Hey Soulstorm: eC2 Tactical Training system for Army iPods  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Hey SOUL S: Military Training Tech Magazine: iPods for C4ISR Training  Davewrite | 05/20/09
More for Soul S: Pentagon Channel Video: Army demos iPod as translator!  Davewrite | 05/20/09
Soulstorm said "Haha Army uses iPods?" what do you say now? lol  Davewrite | 05/20/09
WOW!!! Doesn't even understand DARPA's role.  Bruizer | 05/21/09
Hilarious, and now on Digg...  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 05/21/09
You Must Have Failed Math  John-D | 05/21/09
You must have failed reading  Davewrite | 05/21/09
RE: Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?  Mystgreen | 05/20/09
Well...  frabjous | 05/22/09
More $$$ to spend???  Fark | 05/20/09
Other than in the USA...  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 05/20/09
Wrong question  itpro_z | 05/20/09
MS innovate & compete?  rahbm | 05/25/09
I've been running Windows 7 RC since it's release  GoPower | 05/20/09
Except Balmer's still in charge so it's not going to happen...  J242 | 05/20/09
Bizzaro World  Jkirk3279 | 05/25/09
The age breakdown is very telling...  chrome_slinky@... | 05/20/09
Agreed...  J242 | 05/20/09
(nt)  Soulstorm | 05/20/09
How very deep... lol (nt)  J242 | 05/20/09
Well done!  frabjous | 05/24/09
Windows 7: Vista Pain with a New Name  SteveMak | 05/21/09
Apple OS X is neat  Randalllind | 05/21/09
Let's face it: Microsoft has no style...  MarkyGoldstein | 05/21/09
RE: Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?  rparker009 | 05/21/09
Ignorant or untruthful?  frabjous | 05/24/09
Does it really matter?  mwagner@... | 05/21/09
Of course they can  John L. Ries | 05/21/09
Adrian, has anybody ever ...  mwagner@... | 05/21/09
you have a valid point. Apple has 66% of retail PC sales over $1000  Davewrite | 05/21/09
Doubtful  autigers1970 | 05/21/09
RE: Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?  Jaytmoon | 05/21/09
Adrian keeps on painting a struggling Microsoft with 90% of PC  transposeIT | 05/21/09
No advertising  pico_D | 05/22/09
RE: Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?  Isaaac | 05/24/09
Ads != Revenue...  serpentmage | 06/02/09
RE: Can Microsoft claw back lost market share from Apple?  vikingnyc@... | 06/02/09

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