Please note, apple doesn't prevent use of multi button mice, and when you plug them in they work as expected. I have done and continue to do some IT desktop support for users; BELIEVE me they got it right with the one button mouse for most users. Some folks are so dense that they don't even know that there is another button on a windows mouse. Are you a savvy power users, then do what others have done and get a groovy mousing device that does what you want it.
Of course, this does NOT help laptop users... and becomes less of an issue with more savvy users being the norm.
I'm surprised that there is no mention of NeoOffice/J (aka OpenOffice) or AbiWord. If Apple would help clean up OpenOffice and turn it back to the wild (as they did for the WebKit?) then you really don't need MS Office. Am I missing something?
I am confused as to why PPC work would need to be done in secret, especially over the next 2 years. PPC is part of the lineup, and it will continue to be part of the lineup and legacy of support for the next 5 years. They BETTER keep supporting the PPC or there will be hell to pay in the press and on the user support front. No secrets about it.
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