Sorry, Apple, and Apple fans, but that's how it goes.

[jeff47]

18. Microsoft's hardware is built by Foxconn

And they're much larger than Apple. Calling Apple "The biggest company" is wrong.

Also, you may want to back away from the conspiracy theories.

Apple wants you to buy the outside of their products, but have sealed them because they don't want you to 'own' the inside.

Do I need to give you links to the sites that explain how to open MacBooks, iMacs and so on? And how often do you open your TV?

Their new operating system hides both the Free BSD Unix underpinnings

Until you open a terminal window. You are claiming this Linux box I'm using is "hiding the underpinnings" because X doesn't do everything I can do at a terminal.

AND the user libraries that contain the user's--not the owner's--preferences

They're doing such a good job that there's a public API to access those preferences, as well as documentation of where the files are stored.

They are pressuring software developers to sell third party software only in Apple's software store which is only available through downloads, even though much of the US doesn't have broadband fast enough for those downloads.

So the evil thing here is Apple is seeking a piece of the application market? You do realize Microsoft set up a store and failed? You do realize Google's store isn't free to app developers?

And you do realize that broadband penetration in the United States is more than 40% of households? That doesn't mean it's only available to 40%, it means 40% are already buying it.