why the hell are apple macs so expensive
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But they are just computers
Dell also make computers, they put Windows on their computers.
Don't think so. If you're going to say something like this at least commit to it and provide a source.
Google is your friend!
Well seems like unibody MBPs are cracking too, from real world use.
http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/apple-notebooks/141840-new-unibody-macbook-pro-cracking-hinge.html
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=645492
also, there are two versions of the Macbooks, ones the plastic version and one is the alu version which later was dubbed a MBP (13" version)
its a non starter for an argument
i've got windows 7 and osx dual boots on booth my macbook and my pc desktop
macs are expensive because they are a high quality product with a good name and reputation. you could quite easily throw osx on your boggo home build box like i have or go the other way and stick windows on your mac. as alredy stated your paying for the quality of product and the name.
and yes my next purchase will be a multi CPU mac desktop
i've got windows 7 and osx dual boots on booth my macbook and my pc desktop
macs are expensive because they are a high quality product with a good name and reputation. you could quite easily throw osx on your boggo home build box like i have or go the other way and stick windows on your mac. as alredy stated your paying for the quality of product and the name.
and yes my next purchase will be a multi CPU mac desktop
Why sell the operating system at £X when you can make people buy it as part of your computers for £XX ?
Add to the mix the look of the Apple products.
because that is part of how they get away with charging a premium for their hardware - some people like OSX and are prepared to pay a few hundred quid more for it...
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That was predictable.
The opposite is true, that Apple are shooting themselves in the foot by not licensing it. They lose far more money by not having it available for 'PCs'.
The fact is they take the risk on their products being good enough that people will buy them on merit over a Windows unit.
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Windows fans will tell you it's because apple want to restrict the market and make as much money as possible
Mac fans will tell you it's so reliability is improved (consequence of reduced hardware spectrum to support etc) and the user gets a ready to go package of hardware and software.
Truth is somewhere in between in you're impartial.
Yup.
Apple would rather take a risk and push their OP out on their own products (which sell very well) rather then risking it in the OP market against Windows.
It's also cheaper to only offer support for "apple" products, i,e not home made computers with OSX on.
Apple would rather take a risk and push their OP out on their own products (which sell very well) rather then risking it in the OP market against Windows.
It's also cheaper to only offer support for "apple" products, i,e not home made computers with OSX on.
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That cuts many way though...
Some (strange) people buy Macs and then use nothing but Windows on them.
Some people use windows instead of Linux despite doing nothing but web browsing even though it costs more.
Not everything is logical.
FFS!!! if you dont like the price/fact that you cant mod then dont buy one!! dont whinge about it, the reason they cost is because they are built so much better when compared to a POS Dell. My macbook has lasted for 2 years and has been abused, my last dell laptop barely held out for 6 months.
If you dont like the price dont buy one and stop trolling!!
If you dont like the price dont buy one and stop trolling!!
I dont think theyre losing money since if you want the OS, youre forking out at a starting price of £900 for basic Apple set up, theyre making more than profit there.
Windows 7 Ultimate is £179.99.
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