And exactly what Apple has just done.

The iPod prices are very competitive. The same as the Zune. Please see http://news.cnet.com/underwhelmed-by-ipod-announcements/

Which would you rather buy?

Don't think Apple won't keep innovating to keep everyone elss on their toes.

Watch the iPod become essentially a portable MAC especially when Apple and Google announce that Google's new browser CHROME will run Apple's and non-Apple apps on Google remote servers from Apple's iPod — specially configured and enabled for the iPod platform. You'll have your "music player" doing your PC office work for you while you wile away your time munching on a sandwich in the park, catching some rays and humming along to some iTunes. Something akin to a music-playing ThinCan letting you indulge in guilt-free hookey-playing à la Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Please see WIKI for an example with "Thin_client" and "ThinCan".

You have had 2 major viruses. You have lost fewer than 10 power supplies. You believe that PCs are better when it comes to working with large datasets. I am sorry, but your employer is very generous with your title. Comparing Macs to PCs is a lot like comparing apples to oranges unless you deal with the same configurations and are able to provide us meaningful benchmark specifications.

Apple is alive and it is doing well. Steve does not need to save iPod because iPod saves itself when it comes to homes of people who do not want to get iPhones.

First, some macs do not have fans. Some. Many do. Mine has 9 fans that all have variable speed drives, allowing them to be near whisper quiet (most of the time), or conversely sound like a small jet is in the office when the processors are in overdrive. But Apple has mastered thermal management and has been designing some Macs without fans for some time – and guess what? They are no more prone to overheating than any other Mac or PC. You say they are. Prove it. Show stats of Mac's overheating vs. PCs.

Second, you have things backwards. A PC is more limited than a Mac. You can run Mac OS X, Windows or Linux on a Mac, plus all their software, natively and simultaneously if you wish. A PC is limited to Windows and Linux. You cannot run Mac OS X on a PC without significant and illegal hacking. 32 bit Windows (both XP and Vista) can address far less memory than Mac OS X, usually no more than 3.2 GB, and sometimes only 2.3GB (the limit is 4GB for 32-bit Windows, but you can even use all of that.). Yes there is 64-bit Vista out there, but only about 5% of Vista users have that version installed, and it is rife with compatibility issues.

I've worked for 2 of the top 3 PC manufacturers, and I us a Mac

Onto the iPOD. I have always wanted to buy a iPOD iTouch product but found it to be quite expensive. My friend was lucky enough to obtain one from his parents (I am 18 and just graduated from high school so yes some of us down here are spoiled) and he loves the product. Watching movies, listen to music, surfing the web with its functions are pretty cool for $200. Still its $200 that I don't have and nonetheless, don't want to spend on something that will last me for so long. After much research I figured I would buy a Sony PSP. I spent in total more than $200 ($235) but I am able to watch movies, play the PSP games, listen to music, surf the web, look at photos, and more compared to a iTOUCH. Im not saying go out and buy a PSP but to acknowledge the fact that the iPOD products aren't the best on the market for the price. Essentially your paying for the name not the product. My tip is to find what you want and find a place where they will sell it relatively cheap. I wanted to play games, listen to music, watch movies, and surf the web and I got it by paying a little extra for so much more.

"Macs…we have had 2 virous (sic)…"

If you are a system admin as you claim, you are accepting a salary under false pretenses. Let's hear the name of either virus you say you had.

Huh, huh? We're waiting….