Oh hellll no... it's one of the best business decisions Apple has made to date. Why? Because there is NO WAY Apple can compete in that market. You can rest assured that if Apple moved over to an x86 platform, Microsoft and Dell would start dumping their products at the lowest possible cost to eliminate Apple from the market entirely.

Apples cost more than x86 boxes because they're designed SO MUCH BETTER. Look at the G5. Not only does the case trump anything the PC has, but the mobo design is absolutely brilliant. Not only that, but everything works flawlessly from the box. What's shortsighted about that.

But the people I hear that argument from the most are people that WANT OSX, but don't want to spend more for a mac. That doesn't make sense. If you want a Lexus SC430, but aren't willing to spend more than a Celica, you aren't gonna get the Lexus. If you want the better, more stable and more luxurious product, then you should spend the money.