I was thinking about buying a new computer - and then I thought twice about it. I have 2 computers that work fine - a [$250 netbook](http://www.hp.com /united-states/campaigns/mini1000/) and a $400 HP that runs Lubuntu. So why would I want a brand new $2000 macbook?
The computer world is becoming more and more web-based. What do you even do on your desktop anymore? Edit documents? I can use Google Docs. Listen to music? I can use Grooveshark. Edit images? I can use Picnik. Edit videos? I still haven't found a web-based replacement for video editing.
So if everything is web-based and I can access it with the computers I have… there's really no reason to get a new computer… it all gets you to the same internet.