How long until G5s are obsolete?

I saw something the other day that troubled me. Adobe released a new application called Soundbooth. It's in beta development, and it is only available for intel-based Macs. That's right, there will never be a Power PC version.
Is this a trend that other software developers are likely to follow? I thought I'd be okay with my G5 for a few more years, but if I'm going to miss out on new product releases and updates, I'd be inclined to upgrade sooner.
What do you think?

Badlydrawnboy-
Ah, trying to play the market as it were?
I do not think that the price of used G5's will drop off dramatically. One nice thing about Macs has always been the higher resale value. If you check eBay or Craigslist every few days then you should have your finger on the pulse of that.
I am always inclined to wait until a second generation of any Mac product comes out. That way I know that Apple is continuing the product line and most of the bugs should be worked out and they always release a machine with more that cost less.
Here's the thing, though. If you are using Photoshop today on a Mac today, why won't that same copy of Photoshop work on that Mac tomorrow? Are they really gonna introduce that many changes that it will make the program "better"? Maybe faster.
Those are my thoughts. If they stopped making new software and hardware today, it would still take most people years to learn how to use effectively what they already have let alone something new.
Luck-
-DaddyPaycheck

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