You forgot the meaning of the word "equivalent." Apple does not compete in the low-margin commodity bottom end of the market. No one is disputing that point. The cheapest Windows box is and will always be cheaper than the bottom-end Mac. BMW will never release a vehicle to compete with the cheapest Ford. It's not the business they're in.
Translation: Apple caters to the hoity-toity elites. Dell is for the commoners like me. Same as Robin Hood. Same as Ayn Rand. Same as Thomas Jefferson.
Yeah, Ayn Rand and Thomas Jefferson were known for their thriftiness. And Robin Hood would have been perfectly happy with a cheap sword that's sufficient for what most people want to do.
More Apple overkill.....the Apple boys just don’t get it. You try and shove your “equivalents” that cost more than twice as much down the throats of people who don’t need them. You try and make people think that this Apple 11.6” Air is the only 11.6” laptop worth getting. That an Inspriron 11.6” cannot do what most people want it to do at 40% of the price
More Apple snobbism and one upmanship. Your post exudes elitism, the kind that Limbaugh talks about. And what’s so bad about Ayn Rand? Apple/Jobs play the hyper capitalist game.