[fryke]

In my totally unprofessional opinion, Windows 7 will be much better than Vista ever was for Microsoft. But then there's a *lot* of hope there, and the expectations might not get met once the final product arrives. Similar things happened for XP and Vista when they were first released.

Snow Leopard is not looking like it'll be a "wow!" release. It doesn't seem to be about UI features and stuff, rather about cleaning up the act, getting rid of PowerPC etc. It also looks like graphics cards will get a much bigger role in 10.6. I'm looking forward to that.

I don't think it'll be much of a "brainer". Windows might find its grip again, but by its release, Apple will have continued to eat into the market pie. And I don't see that momentum fade anytime soon. Let's see whether Apple's new products at MWSF will be products that can bring more people over to our side of the pond. A new Mac mini might almost certainly help that cause. It's been denied of that role lately by not having been updated.