[Bush2000]

You are such a Microsoftie you cannot even give Apple kudos where they have earned them. IF the iPod were overpriced, people would stop buying them and buy the competition's player. Apple is still having trouble meeting demand...

It is has only been recently that Apple realized that credible competitors have entered the market. History will repeat itself. Watch. Apple can't resist keeping its products priced too high.

[SupplySider]

Apple can't resist keeping its products priced too high.

I agree.

When they announced the Mac mini and the iPod shuffle, I thought, wow, finally Apple has some good value products. But after looking more closely, I think the Mac mini is overpriced by at least $100. It comes with only 256 MB of memory. The iPod shuffle has no LCD screen to see what song you're on, and it does not run on a simple AAA battery like many of its competitors.

I really think that in most cases all the Apple premium gets you an elitist sense of "cool".