Apple is trying to protect themselves from becoming a helpdesk, which is something they are not. They are very clear about this

Yes, the giant "We're here to help" headline on top of the Apple retail home page really slams that point home. http://www.apple.com/retail/

"We’re here to help.... Geniuses provide hands-on technical support... Our Specialists help you get to know our products and answer your questions...."

"If you have technical questions about your Mac, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, or iPhone, the Genius Bar is the place for free advice, insight, and friendly, hands-on technical support. Geniuses use their impressive knowledge to answer technical questions, troubleshoot problems, and perform repairs — right in your neighborhood store.... If you have technical questions about your Mac, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, or iPhone, the Genius Bar is the place for free advice, insight, and friendly, hands-on technical support. Geniuses use their impressive knowledge to answer technical questions, troubleshoot problems, and perform repairs — right in your neighborhood store."

They're a help desk. Otherwise, the claim above is fraud.

This is awesome. Wish I had mod points!

I want to put something new in my machine and it just work; most users would trade the keys to their bank accounts for that

And thanks to the magic of Windows and Internet Explorer, many do!

WiFi APs are good enough to map your location on a map on wifi only iPads (labeled "current location"). Their range is very limited, so coming into contact with one is the same as knowing location -- especially when combined with what other APs are visible to you at the same time -- which is why Apple has always referred to this as a "location" finding technique.

From TFA:

The sample of those who were studied included individuals between ages 55 and 65 who had had any kind of outpatient care in the previous three years. The 1,824 participants were followed for 20 years. [...] Just over 69% of the never-drinkers died during the 20 years, 60% of the heavy drinkers died and only 41% of moderate drinkers died.

So the delta between moderate and heavy (i.e. "three drinks a day") is a full 19 percentage points, meaning almost 50 percent more heavy drinkers than moderate drinkers were dead by the end of the test. Yes, there could be various other factors exaggerating the impact, i.e. sick people drinking away the pain, but the researchers were very clear about the overall outcome:

Moderate drinkers lived the longest, and heavy drinkers did well relative to abstainers. But let's not forget how many of them were dead at the end of the study. If you want to keep the doctor away, exercise and eating well, and apparently some moderate alcohol intake, is the best past, not three drinks a day. Just in case anyone is making health decisions based on Slashdot headlines (in which case, God help you :)

You have a good point about the iPod, on the other hand if they aren't trying to make a market for movie downloads then what is the AppleTV product for?