yosemite - 8:09 am on Aug 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

Thanks for this. Interesting stuff.

I constantly hear that PCs are cheaper, as if that's the only thing that counts. It isn't.

No matter how people praise their PCs, the fact is, they can't do do some things that my Mac can do. PCs can't run OS X. PCs can't run Garageband (I'm hooked on Garageband). So, no matter how "cheap" a PC is, it is inconsequential, because I still want to use a Mac.

It just gets me how people keep repeating, "But PCs are cheaper. But PCs are cheaper." as if that's the end of it. They aren't listening to me. That's not the point. Even if they are cheaper (and your cite seems to poke holes in that claim), if they can't do what you want it to do, or if you don't enjoy working on them that much, what was the point?

Of course there are things that only run on a PC and of course there are people who enjoy using PCs and feel they are a good "fit" for them. But they should not assume that "one size fits all." What works for them—what they enjoy—may not be right for everyone else.

(BTW, I do own a PC too and I like it fine—it is very useful at times. But I am very glad that I own my Macs and enjoy using them very much.)