Tim Bray's getting a Mac mini for his mom
Tim Bray (who is a computing legend) is getting a Mac mini for his mom. His only complaint is that Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac costs a bunch of money. His mom will probably be content with AppleWorks 6, which is included with the mini.
Speaking of which, also bundled with the mini is iLife '05, Quicken 2005, 2 games I've never heard of, Mail, Safari, and of course, the wonderful OS X. (I wonder if OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle are bundled...) The only thing more you could wish for bundled is Tiger.
Note that News.com is onto this now, with is "What will you do with the Mac mini?" round-up...