The problem that Apple faces, and will continue to face, is that all
REAL advancements in the computing industry happen on the PC side,
anymore.  Sure, Apple can package things in aesthetically pleasing
packages, but, until one can go out and build his own Mac, like one
can with his own PC, all the most important advancements will continue
to be on the PC side, as that's the platform that the true computer
wonks will use, and Apple will be relegated to trying to catch up, by
making those advancements "look cool." ;-)

I work with WIndows, Linux, and OS-X, and while Linux is, without a
doubt, THE most customizable operating system out there . . . Windows
is second.  The OS-X is simply the least customizable operating system
of the three.  Now, while computing amateurs may appreciate that
simplicity, I want more user-definable systems, which I can get from
Linux, and from Windows.

*shrug*

Nice try, Michael.Wachala, but you're just another iSHEEP hoping to
bash Microsoft with "coolness" and aesthetics, but no real
computational advantage.