I would hardly describe the implementation of the zoom button as a "core philosophy". "But the repurposing of the "zoom" button as a full screen button may com

I would hardly describe the implementation of the zoom button as a "core philosophy". "But the repurposing of the "zoom" button as a full screen button may come as a bit of a shock to sosuperiourme mac purists." You are overstating things. It's just a zoom button. I doubt many people even use it as it is currently implemented. "basically a netbook, given the old processor, low memory and harddrive space, last generation graphics" Apple don't compete on specs, they compete on experience, so this is all irrelevant. However you are right when you say they basically made a netbook. A small format laptop. The difference is, it's not rubbish like every other netbook. It's typical Apple really; publicly denigrate a market sector, then release your own -- and hopefully superior-- product.