“BTW, Apple still cannot compete in the laptop and desktop area — as usual, Apple hardware and software is double the cost of a windows platform.”
They appear to be competing just fine - selling huge numbers.
Double the cost? Sure, if you value your time as an unpaid Microsuck tech at $0. If you don’t care about the risk of malware, viruses, etc.
I’ve gladly bought multiple Macs. I intend to never go back to Microsuck - having suffered greatly by owning many Windows machines for 13 years.
My Mac works. It has never had malware or a virus. It installs system software without having to reinstall drivers. Every time I upgrade, it works. I spend less time fixing my system on an unpaid basis and more time using my computer for what I want to do.
Best.
Yes, double the cost. I shopped for a portable laptop for my son for college.
Running? Unless Apple dumps the OS and all support. I have an old power PC based tower that us useless to me. Circa 2004. It is a door stop. Whereas my old Dell PC (8400) from 2004 is running like a champ. A little slow but it is still running the latest MS Office. My son used it extensively for homework last Spring. Kind of ironic that we use that PC to manage our ITunes library.
So you need to define... “running.”