> Some folks like to buy brand new systems so good possibility the systems run longer without failure since some systems only live so long.

Some folks have more money than sense. Hardware lock-in is such a retarded business model...

I don't care much for Apple / Jobs either but I take the point of view that running a non-Apple OS on their hardware is kind of satisfying.

There was at least one serious ppc alternative - Powerstation details. But that boat sailed and then sunk.

Powerstation pic