Great article MIB, thanks!<P>
The downside of OS X, of course, is that it must run on expensive Apple native hardware (you can't run it on Intel, etc.). So, to 'bite the Apple' so to speak, quite a $$$ investment must be made.<P>
On the other side, it is the $$$$ investments that pay the programmers that develop super graphics and desktop business apps. The open-source model has not proven to be a winner in the desktop graphics and desktop business application area. <P>
Hence, I think Linux and other UNIX servers will continue to grow in the back-end server market where desktop graphics are not the core requirement. However, on the desktop, where folks need the power of business graphics, commerical office automation and multi-media software, the Apple desktop, combined with a UNIX OS, could prove to give Windows a serious challenge in many markets.<P>
One this is for sure, it will be very interesting to watch as things unfold this year and next!!