Apple Keyboard - Like IPod touch

Interesting how Apple is really jumping back into the Market Place. I went to an Apple store over the weekend and was pretty blown away by their product line. I've been a life long PC guy cause I used to love to build computers and take them apart and all. The more complex and lets face it, SMALLER, the machines get that really doesn't happen much anymore.

If you throw the XP/VISTA issue and that the Macs can run XP, I think you're going to see a larger market share for Apple computers. Here is an article showing the release of a Multi-Touch Apple Keyboard. I'd love to have one of these things for my computer now. Could be a cheaper alternative to the push for touch screen monitors.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/17/a-rumor-apple-to-release-multitouch-keyboard-for-apple-tv/

One thing is for sure. For larger companies and for the CIO's "enterprise level" PC purchase decision, Macintosh is still seen as a risk. Companies like EDS, NG, and Booz Allen all have ingrained experts, desktop images, and long term supplier contracts. I don't think these companies will be the first to try the Macs. The first adopters will most likely come from the corporate sector where art and presentation are larger. Publishing, Entertainment Industry, Sports Marketing, maybe even Law Firms. Government and IT companies will be the last to go. Of course there are some government organizations already using them, but they are being used out of necessity within those organizational units and are not the chosen platform for employee computing.

One last note. Google must be loving Apple's resurgence and Microsoft's stumbling. The door has certainly been left open. But they both have a long way to go.