[Cialug] distro for ibook

[Afan Pasalic]

I should read before I hit the send button :-)

one thing is not clear to me. Is there REALLY good reason why apple 
computers are soooo expensive? hardware quality  can't be the answer 
because the same hardware configuration with Win on it  is at least 30% 
less, some times more then 50% less.

the cheapest macbook now is $999. I bought toshiba laptop few months ago 
for $550 with, I think, superior hardware. if macbook was $600 or $650 I 
would buy a one. but to pay $400 apple logo on compuer? c'mon...

I think with these prices Apple will never reach more then 10% of market 
share. more often I think they play kind of "noble product" game. only 
"special people" (rich?) can have it. lice cadillac or mercedes or 
porsche...

afan


Afan Pasalic wrote:
> One thing is not clear to me. Is there REALLY good readon why apple 
> computers are so expensive? quality i hardware can't be the answer 
> because the same hardware configuration with Win is at least 30% less, 
> some times more then 50%.
>
> them cheapest macbook is $999. I bought toshiba laptop few months ago 
> for $550 with, I think, superior hardware. if macbook was $600 or $650 
> I would buy the one. but to pay $400 apple logo on compuer? c'mon...
>
> I think with these prices apple will never reach more then 10% of 
> market share. more often I think they play "noble product" game. only 
> "special people" (rich?) can have it. lice cadillac or mercedes or 
> porsche...
>
> afan
>
>
> Matthew Nuzum wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 7:42 PM, Tim Champion <timchampion at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:timchampion at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     "I do find it interesting that a lot of F/OSS
>>     people use a Mac..."
>>
>>     That's because the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
>>     Or, Linux isn't Windows, and neither is a Mac.  
>>
>>
>> This is a popular mis-conception. Apple is totally Microsoft, just 
>> with a shiny outer shell. They're absolutely bent on market 
>> domination using any method possible.
>>
>> I'm in danger of another rant here so I'll just leave it at that.
>>
>> -- 
>> Matthew Nuzum
>> newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, identi.ca <http://identi.ca> 
>> and twitter
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