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Microsoft vs. Apple: Monopolist vs. Innovator

APPLE:
MacBook Pro 15.4 inch, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM, 250 GB Serial ATA 5400 RPM Hard Drive, 8x DVD, iSight integrated webcam, Nvidia GeForce 9400M + Nvidia 9600M GT with 256 MB RAM

$1999.00

DELL:

Precision Mobile M4400 15.4 inch, 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR2-800 RAM, 250 GB Serial ATA 7200 RPM Hard Drive, 8x DVD, integrated webcam, Nvidia FX 1700M with 512 MB RAM.

$2122.00


AND I had to go to a Dell business series of laptops to get a 15.4 inch screen with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor.


The argument that Macs are more expensive does not hold water when comparing apples to apples, so to speak. Even considering the slight differences the two might cost the same.

Microsoft vs. Apple: Monopolist vs. Innovator

"A Mac normally costs twice as much as a PC with similar processing power"

Pure fiction. Configure a Dell laptop with the same specifications (processor, speed, memory, graphics engine, hard drive, optical drive, etc) as the cheapest Apple MacBook Pro as I did online and.....myth busted!!! The Apple is over $100 cheaper.