Apple Makes Tiny Steps For the Masses (washingtonpost.com)

More amazing than the price tag on the new sub-$500 Macs is the fact that Apple has reconsidered the need for a keyboard, monitor and mouse:

"'We want to price this Mac so that people who are thinking of switching will have no more excuses,' said Jobs, as he showed off the new Mac mini, a tiny, silver-and-gray box smaller than some laptops. It will go on sale Jan. 22 for $499 and $599, depending on processor speed and hard drive size.

'This is the most affordable Mac ever; in fact, it's the cheapest computer Apple has ever offered,' Jobs said.

Neither model will include a keyboard, mouse or display -- Apple expects customers to bring their own, possibly by using whatever came with the PC already at home."

Apple Makes Tiny Steps For the Masses (washingtonpost.com)