<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:27 AM, L. V. Lammert <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:lvl@omnitec.net">lvl@omnitec.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Tue, 8 Dec 2009, Afan Pasalic wrote:<br>
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</div><div class="im">> anybody on my side? any support?<br>
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> :-)<br>
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> afan<br>
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</div>Sorry, looked like a question to me, .. Apple HW is closed, PC HW is open<br>
- that's the reason for the HW price difference. Beyond that, Apple locks<br>
all users into their market space, while a PC user is free to choose<br>
whatever SW and products they want to use.<br></blockquote><div><br>I don't think it's fair to say that PC hardware is cheap just because it's open. There are *a lot* of cheap PC components out there. Anyone that
has had a Deer power supply can attest to that. It makes sense that a
computer company such as Apple has complete control over the hardware. But of course, you'll have to pay a premium for that. PC makers
such as Dell and Gateway just slap in cards from the latest companies
to have won the bid. That means, 2 PCs coming off the assembly line
could have vastly different hardware, and vastly different success
rates. I've heard many times about Gateway: "If you have a good one,
then you're good. If you have one problem, you'll have lots." That
doesn't seem to be the case with Mac.<br>
<br>
To be fair, the only Apple product I have is an iPhone. I'd love to
have a Mac, but I can't justify the cost. Although given the problems
I've had with my HP laptop recently, maybe I should give Mac another
look. My HP laptop is in the shop for the 3rd time. I bought an
extended warranty through Best Buy, so it was covered. The initial
repair cost $700, basically the cost of the laptop. The last 2 times
have been Geek Squad issues (hinge not put back in correctly, the case
on the lid was broken in shipping). But still, over the last 4 months,
it seems like I've been without my laptop more than I've been with it.<br>
<br>
I do think it sucks that I can't develop for the iPhone because I don't
have a Mac. The last time I looked, the iPhone devkit was only
available for the Mac.<br> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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That's the reality of the market, .. Apple is king in 'Vertical', MS is<br>
king in 'Horizontal'; Apple is Closed, at least MS runs on Open HW so the<br>
rest of us that DO pursue Open/Free SW can take advantage of the HW<br>
market they create and have BOTH Open HW AND Open SW.<br>
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