The fact that you use a mac means it is already apparent that you are not a gamer. Furthermore, when you state that your Mac boots up 5 seconds versus 5 minutes for an MS machine, you destroy any credibility you may have had on the other points you are trying to make.
Why apple cannot understand the importance of this subset of computer users (gamers), it’s ability to drive graphics card design and shorten overall computer lifespans is beyond me.
Can MicroSoft hand Apple a more golden opportunity to get us off the Wintel clients once and for all with it’s release of Vista? My guess is that Apple is too stupid to recognize this very real potential to actually shift a measurable perscentage of home computer users over to the Mac.
People that spend hours of precious times playing computer games cannot and should not be the focus of a company. These are not exactly the movers and shakers of society, you can’t be financially successfully long term and be a gamer as well. The only gamers who make money are the one on the sellers or developers side.
Somehow being a gamer and a conservative has too many inherent dichotomies. Just my perception of course.