A few things to consider:
You pay 50% more from Apple for Apple specific hardware,
You have very little choice in how you configure you Apple
You cannot upgrade your Apple
You are buying all your software from Apple written specifically for Apple and priced by Apple.
Four claims, three complete falsehoods. Did you even bother to read the ZDNet article?
THE MYTH OF THE APPLE TAXAs I noted in my recent piece, the tiny MacBook is competitively priced with similarly spec'd Wintel Ultrabooks.
Likewise, the iMac is competitive with Wintel all-in-ones with similar specs. Which shouldn't be too surprising since Apple's limited number of models enables them to buy in huge volumes, cutting component costs, and they cut the fat out of the supply chain at every step.
Mac software is written by the same people who write Windows software and it is priced the same. Microsoft writes Office for Mac just same as it writes Office for Windows. Adobe writes it software for Mac just as it does for Windows. . . and on down the list of software publishers.
Once again you just drop in to an Apple thread to spread your lies.
I’d chime in, but Sword-dude covered it.
You’re either ignorant or a liar.
Big question is why do you bother to post on Apple threads anyway?
One more thing, to help alleviate your ignorance.
I have built dozens of PC. The ability to upgrade was necessitated primarily by Microsoft and software companies. I would buy a loaded PC with a killer video card and 18 months later the newest game or video editor would require a faster card, or more memory, or a faster processor. If I were unable to upgrade, my PC would be a paperweight in two years.
Currently own/operate about a dozen Macs and a couple of PCs. After about 5 to 7 years or so (Swordmaker has a better handle on that time) Apple will stop “supporting” a machine. It will still work, you just can’t upgrade the operating system any more. I have a Mac Pro I bought in 2007 that is still chugging along. I run Adobe Design Suite on it and use it for email and web surfing.
Macs aren’t up-gradable (a debatable point, they are to differing degrees) because Macs generally don’t need to be upgraded.
I bought my pages software for one price. Microsoft word charges me the same each year for their program.
Advantage: Apple consumer
“You are buying all your software from Apple written specifically for Apple and priced by Apple.”
Not really.
On my Mac Pro there is one program I bought from Apple & that’s Logic Pro X. I have over a hundred programs & plugins that are not from Apple, nor are they priced by Apple.
Just in the realm of pro-audio there are 1000’s of programs written by people/companies other than Apple for macOS.
“You are buying all your software from Apple written specifically for Apple and priced by Apple.”
False.
I have been using macs everyday since 2008. In that time I have purchased 1 program from Apple: Logic Pro. I still use it along with software I purchased from scores of other companies like Toontrack, Native Instruments, Slate Digital, Avid, Steinburg, Waves & many others.