mlambert890

The Mac vs. PC Debate Was Never Clearer

Here is the problem with the article (I see lots of Apple fans here too modding reasonable comments down, so I dont expect a reasonable debate)

The analogy with cars is ridiculous. Most analogies tend to be ridiculous but this one particularly so.

Only in the minds of the Mac fanatics/faithful is the Mac a "Porsche" or "Mercedes Benz" in comparison to HP, Dell, Alienware, Sony or what have you. It's a laughable comparison. The difference between a Porsche and a Camry is staggering. The difference between a bloated overly expensive Mac Pro desktop and a high end PC is generally case design and the use of the Xeon processor and a slower video card.

Even in this comment stream, Mac fans are screaming that you can't get a "faster PC for cheaper". You can't have it both ways. Either Macs are an amazing high end bargain, or the are the Mercedes Benz/Porsche.

And that brings me to the real point of why people who know nothing about technology or the tech industry (most journalists) but are just enamored with their Mac (most journalists) shouldnt write tech articles....

The fact is that Apple makes both Camrys and Porsches (is this author completely unaware of the Mac mini or the low end Macbook?) and the PC industry ALSO makes both Camrys and Porsches.

The icing on the cake is of course that everyone slices "statistics" to represent what they want. So now Apple has "91% of the high end market". They also have "100% of the iPod market" and "100% of the iPhone market". They have "100% of the market for brushed aluminum computers that sell for a base price of $2499.99 and have a Xeon processor"

Also in, Apple has "100% of the market for computers with a fruit based logo"

The fact that articles need to be written endlessly to rationalize and justify Apples market position speaks volumes both about the protestors and about Apples position.

If the hypothesis that Apple is an elite and incredible high end luxury brand along the lines of Bentley or Rolls Royce is to be accepted, then the Mac Mini should have been a STAGGERING success rather than a pretty dismal failure. Same for the Macbook basic.