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I have actually had MUCH better luck with Netgear than with D-Link or Linksys products. When Lo says that Apple only has the portable mp3 market with the iPod because they already own it, he is overlooking the fact that mp3 itself is nearly as open as Android is, and that plenty of mp3 compatible products existed long before the iPod (I still have my Lexar, circa 2000, and Creative Labs had the Rio). The Lexar allowed swapping USB memory sticks, still a cool feature. Apple went into a growing market they didn't own, and proceeded to own it with everyone from Microsoft to Lexar and Creative taking a stab (not to mention Sony with their proprietary ATRAC system).

Years ago, Michael Dell stated that it was time for Apple to pack it in and fold up shop. Maybe he was trying to influence buyers and stores. Maybe he was engaged in wishful thinking. Business savvy and smart as he is, he was extremely wrong. The Netgear CEO taking the Lo road was uncharacteristically unAsian. Moreover, speaking like a Grand Mufti chiding others greater (in a business sense) than oneself makes one look like a small minded hypocrite.

Apple survived kicking Steve Jobs out once already. A wiser, mature Jobs returned, and actually improved on his previous performance. He has known about his failing health for some time, and when his time is up in 15 days or 15 years, his successors will be obliged to follow his approach as well as they are able. We won't get any Gil Amelios this time around. Visionary that he is, Jobs could not have turned the company around alone, and it thrived during his previous medical leave of absence. They are ready this time.

I'll likely buy Netgear products in the future, but I sure wouldn't want a business relationship with the likes of Mr Lo anytime soon. He has to mature just as Steve Jobs did.

When Lo says that Apple only has the portable mp3 market with the iPod because they already own it, he is overlooking the fact that mp3 itself is nearly as open as Android is, and that plenty of mp3 compatible products existed long before the iPod

Excellent point. That is how I was introduced to Apple, through an iPod touch. It's an excellent product. And now Apple sells more digital music through iTunes than all physical CDs sold anywhere. It's an amazing accomplishment. But Apple did this through a superior product and user experience.

I have actually had MUCH better luck with Netgear than with D-Link or Linksys products.

That's what I said in my first comment about Netgear on this thread. I really think that ALL routers have some issues that eventually cause them to have to be rebooted from time to time.