> FWIW I think they've become a software company that uses its > software to sell its hardware. When I bought my computer I > bought it for the OS alone. I couldn't care less what's > inside the shiny box, but I had to buy the shiny box with the > Apple on the side as that's all that would run the OS I wanted. >
Well, as Godfrey pointed out, it's probably more accurate nowadays to describe them as distributors of music and related gadgets. But I do think you've the horse before the cart - I can't understand why anybody cares (up to a point) what box they use - it's the software that matter. Bob

