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Huh? I don’t understand...

* Choice tax - you mean like the choice to move to VISTA and lose compatibility and all the other issues that have shown their ugly faces?

* Application tax - let me guess - fewer applications means that folks would be penalized? I haven’t noticed in the last 14 years me paying a price there...

* Technology tax - Yeah, right - Apple is far superior to the Windows world in technology and its implementation in nearly every area. And the integration is what helps bring stability.

* Upgrade tax- Like the hardware upgrades to get VISTA to work right? Or the software upgrades necessary to be compatible with VISTA? Or the need for many new drivers to work with VISTA (some companies still lagging on those drivers).

OR the perceived higher prices of a lot of Apple hardware? I paid $1800 for my Apple PowerMacintosh MDD Dual 1Ghz G4 that I have had for 6 years. It still plugs along - running everything I have needed. While I would love to upgrade, the budget just won’t fit it. It still compares favorably to much newer machines.

Hmmm... longevity. Biggest hardware issue I have had - had a hard drive die (and it wasn’t even the one that came in the computer, but one I had added myself).

So - while I paid more for the computer than I might have paid for a “comparable “ Windows PC at the time (although I doubt it would have been much - this machine was considered fairly high-end at the time) - I have not had to replace it, while everyone I know with windows PC’s have upgraded to new machines at least a time or two (and some 3-4) times.

And this one can run the latest OS from Apple - but I have chosen to stay with Tiger for the time being...