Many Apple users are a bit taken. Reminds one of Prius drivers doesn't it?
I’ve made my living using Macs for the past twenty-plus years. The useful life of a Mac is considerably longer than a PC. The service calls, the downtime, all of it contribute to productivity.
As far as price, configure a comparable PC, at retail, feature for feature, and tell me they’re considerably less. They’re not.
I wish there was a survey of Apple and Prius owners. I’d venture to bet a high percentage own both, and are also liberal.