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now pcs are 450 and macs are still AT LEAST twice that.

Well, crap PCs are $450. Decent ones still cost more, and counting all of what you get they often cost more than a Mac.

BTW, Apple now does make a $500 computer.

Not only that, but anyone could program a PC- Mac stayed proprietary.

Anyone could always program a Mac, since it's the hardware that's proprietary. Although now days most of the stuff in the box (memory, hard drives, etc.) is standard PC hardware, and Apple was the first to push universal connectors like USB and Firewire.

Anyone at mac have a clue why Macs (with their superior software) never topped PC's?

Because IBM, with its huge market power, pushed the PC to dominance in the business community. Then Compaq reverse-engineered the BIOS, allowing anyone to make a PC, thus cutting the price.

Anyone could always program a Mac, since it's the hardware that's proprietary. Although now days most of the stuff in the box (memory, hard drives, etc.) is standard PC hardware, and Apple was the first to push universal connectors like USB and Firewire.

The comment about USB is WRONG! Windows has supported USB since 1998. Apple added USB support for the Mac in 2000.

" Well, crap PCs are $450. Decent ones still cost more, and counting all of what you get they often cost more than a Mac."

My $200 WallyWorld special (1.4 Gig Duron, no monitor) has worked flawlessly for 14 months. It isn't crap.

My $300 Dell (after rebates, without monitor) works flawlessly and included Windows XP and Word Perfect. It isn't crap. I use it as my Ipod server.

I ordered a Mini-Mac 7 weeks ago. It hasn't arrived yet.