No it doesn't. I *LOVE* Apple products. I have an iPhone 3GS, an iPad 3G, several ipods and I still have a massive stash of antique Apple products (including a 20th anniversary Mac). I bought an iPod the first day I could - and paid $590 for it (in Europe).

What I don't buy into is their marketing where relatively minor technology has become magical. Even the claims Steve Jobs made about his new Retina Display have been debunked. Their amazing "in house designed" A4 chip turns out to be nothing more than a normal ARM core with a few tweaks. The list goes on - they have turned marketing into their core method of doing business - specs have taken a second row seat, and that is a shame. Perhaps that is the geek in me - but I still like raw specs, and I like numbers - not fairy tales about magic.

So no - I am not biased. I love Apple, I love what they are doing for the industry and I love how the industry is still following them instead of leading. What I am is a geek, and one that is critical about how they are doing their marketing.