Same as Toyota studied GM and caught up with them..... You are naive and behind the times to think only Apple produces very good computers. Dell and HP have caught up on laptops by consulting with their Taiwanese designers and R&D. Same as Apple farms out a lot of R&D to Taiwan.
All that superior technology gets out. It diffuses to everyone in Taiwan’s electronics industry. Apple is not the only one with access to it
Only fools and silly snobs shell out $1700 for a 15” laptop and this is what you will pay those Cupertino thieves. Go blow your wad on that stuff since it makes you feel good. I have better things to spend on
You are a dishonest tool. I never said anything to that effect and your personal animus toward Apple products makes you argue like a liberal -- by making things up to discredit your (perceived) opposition).
Dell and HP have caught up on laptops
Really? Same or better power, weight, screen resolution (and quality), and battery life? For a significantly lower price?
Dell, HP, and the others also make notebooks in the $1500+ range? Why, if a $400 McPC will do the job? Because there's a market for high-end machines, and it's profitable enough to pursue. You know, that whole free market thing.
And, unlike you, I'm not an OS bigot. I actually own a "McPC" desktop, running Windows 7, for the kids to play educational games on. Why would I buy a premium computer (Mac or PC) for that? But for real work, I far prefer my iMac to an "equivalent" PC, especially for the desktop publishing work I need to do. If I needed a laptop, I'd be getting a premium-end model because I will need it to do more than just surf the web or lightweight word processing, and I will need the battery life to actually get work done away from a power outlet for hours at a time. That $400 piece of plastic junk that Best Buy is selling won't cut it.