Now gold is a great investment.
Through companies like monex.com they can help you buy gold through a secure transaction that is quite simple. You can sign up for a free account and then place your order for the market price of gold at the time and then they secure and acquire gold bullion on your behalf where it is kept and stored at a secure location. They even have a seamless process where you can pay another member in your account value just as you would an online payment processor. So if you are looking to diversify your investments and have more liquid assets then you want to check out monex.com.
Hands down, Apple’s app store wins by a mile. It’s a huge selection of all sorts of apps vs a rather sad selection of a handful for Zune. Microsoft has plans, especially in the realm of games, but I’m not sure I’d want to bet on the future if this aspect is important to you. The iPod is a much better choice in that case.