I am a Mac user but not one persuaded that software technologies will pave the way for Apple. As much of the info above attests, apps are too subtle as distinctive features, certainly in the consumer arena. By contrast, the iPod succeeded as a hardware winner, not software, and as a platform to deliver content that wasn't being offered cheaply, unfettered, and legally by others. That lightning won't strike twice.
Having said that, I cannot imagine knowledgeable people recommending for HOME users anything but Macs. I know too many HOME users who have more than once lost mail, contacts, files, and disks to viruses, none of which occur on Macs. For a professional to not recommend Macs for HOME use strikes me as unethical.
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