[Sudetenland]

They're considerably less. I've never had a service call and feature for feature Apples are outrageously expensive.

Apples are a cult. They are no better than you average PC and cost three times as much.

[RegulatorCountry]

Apple is the leading producer of laptop computers. They’re increasing marketshare overall, at the expense of Microsoft. Why is that, do you suppose? Are all these former Windows users stupid sheep, or could it be that they’re buying a better product?

On cost, point me to the comparable Windows machine, at retail, that is 1/3 less than the comparable Mac. I’d love to see it. What’s the old southernism ... “your mouth’s writing a check that your @$$ can’t cash,” lol.

[Question_Assumptions]

Apples are a cult. They are no better than you average PC and cost three times as much.

So you run your PC with the OEM installed copy of WIndows and without virus protection or any other sort of third party security software? You leave the automatic update process turned on because you trust Windows updates to install as soon as they come out? Most Windows users that I know, including die-hard advocates who run Windows-only IT departments, sure don't.

[Swordmaker]

Apples are a cult. They are no better than you average PC and cost three times as much.

And how long have you actually used a modern Mac OS X to be sufficiently experienced to be qualified to hold that opinion?