>Why can't you put off required reboots until later like on Windows?

You can. When the window comes up telling you to reboot, just ignore it and switch to another app. You can continue to use your computer all you want. If the installer still being open bugs you, force-quit it.

To address >>1:

1) "MAC" is not the proper abbreviation for the Macintosh. "Mac" is correct. MAC usually refers to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAC_address

2) Kinda dumb to fault someone for not knowing something they didn't know. With a USB Mac, having to "rebot" to do something as simple as plug in a mouse is a thing of the past. You haven't had to do this on a Mac since the days of ADB, seven or eight years ago. Why do Wintels still use PS/2, anyway?

3) ileteracy -- This one speaks for itself.

4) thats not apple you dumbass thats UNIX underneath. You're joking, right? What does it matter what's underneath so long as it's solid?

5) I have a Mac laptop too. Could I have got a cheaper machine? Of course. Would I have been as happy with it? Probably not. My 12" Powerbook is tiny and tough, and though it may be a couple generations behind in terms of computing power, it does most everything I want it to do in good time. And really, what does it matter to you if we paid more for our machines if we're still happy with them? Do you think people who drive Beemers are stupid because they could have bought Toyotas for half the price?

6) After typing all this, I just realized that I just fell for one of the oldest troll traps in the book; ah, the shame. But to not post after typing all this would be a waste, so...