Yup, you are correct. I had fished a working PC from storage when I bought the 505 last November, but it finally died shortly after the firmware upgrade. At that time I purchased directly from HarperCollins, because I was so excited that I didn't need to use the Connect software. Since then, I have become a little more price conscious. I held out for the October announcement, believing that it had to include Mac software.
I gave in to the OPRAHWINFREY code- I will give Parallels a try if I really hate the Kindle. I have tried CrossOver, btw, but that didn't let me get further than installing the Connect software- it was incapable of opening it.
I would love to email/write the correct big cheeses in Sony to tell them that I put aside money for whatever Sony had to offer for their October announcement, but was disappointed by the lack of OSX support. Should I start a Facebook group?