China f*ck*d Gates; Apple's shine; the G5

AP reports "He (Lee Kai-Fu) testified that one of the lowest moments of his career with Microsoft was a conversation in which Gates yelled at him and said the company had been 'f-----' by the Chinese people and its government. Lee did not clarify the context of Gates' comments."

From constant reinvention to artistic flair, Apple's designs mixed with easy to use techonlogy makes it standout against other competitors. Competitors are waiting for a mis-step from the company and while waiting, they try to compete by "designing" better products. Apple's "Fairplay DRM" might make some to buy non-iPod products, Sony has threw in the towel and agreed to sell music from their Japanese artists on iTMS.

Anandtech takes apart a G5 while PCMag praises the Power Mac G5 as, "...fast, yet easy to support."