...iPod sales start talkin' the numbers in terms of revenue and margin that the Mac sales do, call me.

I anticipate a long wait for the call.

This is just another one of those "Apple is dying" gags that pops up every now and again.

It's a good way of getting ad impressions, but it's hardly cutting-edge reportage.

In next week's Salon: "FreeBSD Is Dying, Netcraft Confirms"