Apple Introduces $499 Mac, $99 iPod

[NirvanaMan]

It's a good move, but genuis? To offer a computer without a monitor or keyboard? Uhhh...like everyone else has been doing that for like...uhh forever. Same with the flash music players. They have been around for years. Good move, but hardly genius. Rather late to the party actually.

The integration with cars is cool. BMW offers it, but it is expensive and the integration is very poor. Mercedes just announced a much better integration unit. In all, a simple phono jack is sufficient for most and that can be easily wired into any car stereo. Much better sound than you get from the FM modulators. I would consider this move far more "genius" than the other two. It actually is somewhat pioneering, partnering in an industry where they have not had a presense and ensuring that they will be the dominating force in portable MP3 players. Once again, Jobs is the man. Though, I'm not sure he is actually still running the show up north anymore. Does anyone know? Either way...I want his money.