Wow lots of Apple haters around here! Well, I can't disagree but I hate Apple for sooooooo many other reasons!
As a computer reseller I can't say that there's absolutely no good reason to sell Apple products. First of all, the profit margin is non-existant (5% at best) on ALL products: Ipods, iMacs, accessories... Second, they do not announce their products before they're out. You just bought a batch of ipods yesterday? Too bad, the new ones are out today! Good luck selling them! And of course there's basically no price protection and they won't accept returns unless you're Wal-Mart. Third, the delivery times are ugly. A customer can order a product from the Apple Store and he'll have it in 3-5 days. If he orders the same product from my store, he'll have it in 2-3 weeks because Apple priorize online orders over reseller orders. Only thing that comes in fast are flyers and other publicity products. Fourth, they have the reputation of being a green company but they're #1 on Greenpeace's computers manufacturers hitlist, showing no improvment year after year. And finally, Apple is rich. Richer than Microsoft. People bash MS all the time but at least they share the profits they make with resellers and distributors while Apple keep all the money for themselves.
Wow, it felt really good to finally say that out loud! Thanks for listening.
Oh and to actually say something on the current subject: Apple can make a 500$ Netbook. They'll just sell it 600$ so people can say "Yeah it's a bit pricy, but it's a Mac so it's okay".