Buy a windows box.
lol
Sounds like quite the conspiracy you've worked up there. Hell, maybe if you make a website about it you'll get your powerbook replaced and other people's too.
It seems like a pretty apple-ish thing to do, but I'm also wondering if its a lot less of a big deal as I'm looking at it.
Now I only wish I knew why my PB won't take any more ram than it's got...