On 11/2/04, at 10:27 AM, Chris Malanga, <cmalanga at bgsualumni.com> said: >A friend of mine just bought a new PC at Aldi (a chain of discount/grocery >stores here in the US) for $799. Apple has said they don't intend to compete in the super-thin margin, entry quality market. There are PC makers that also would find it hard to compete with those specs. Viruses, durability and other PC problems may not make your friend happy with his decision.