Hi Wayne/All,
Now that I wrote all of the stuff in the original post, from memory/recent readings, I found the following when looking a little deeper ......

look at this for an Apple follow up - is very good
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/tech-myths/5-myths-about-apple.htm

I thought I might look deeper and verify my thoughts a bit more on a comparison of the various new apple products and found the above !!!....

Had I looked and found it first, I could have saved myself a bit of typing.

I am not "pushing Apple at all" and "own up to maybe ignoring it" all too long.

FWIW:
i think things may well "explode" in these areas before long, and certainly may bear watching.

If you are not at all interested/involved in "things technical", then follow the prices of the companies involved. You may get a surprise.
Lee