Your last point is really spot on .. and I gauge the answer, personally, with one question: do I have a desire to buy a new Apple product? Well, I already upgr

Your last point is really spot on .. and I gauge the answer, personally, with one question: do I have a desire to buy a new Apple product? Well, I already upgraded to iPhone5. I'm really not terribly interested in upgrading my aging Macbook Pro, 17" model, however. It bereaves me to no end that they have EOL'ed the 17" form factor, and have no solution for those of us who really need Pro features, like ExpresscardPCI slots, and so on. Would Steve have axed the 17"?