On Tuesday, Jun 7, 2005, at 11:11 Australia/Perth, Stewart Woods wrote:

Why shouldn't I buy a new mac until next year?
Or, for that matter, advise my friends not to?

When the switch occurs, you can be sure Apple are going to be doing everything they can to keep existing customers happy - stuff that works on today's Macs still will, and support in new apps for the G3/4/5 will have a long tail (like a lepoard?)

I'll quote from Tidbits on this one:

"We always suggest buying what you need when you need it; there's invariably going to be something newer, better, and faster around the corner, and it's silly to wait forever until they stop innovating."

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tbart=08125>

Cheers,

Steve.