>>>>A male gynecologist doesn't have a vagina but he's qualified to talk about them.
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>>>True. But he hopefully doesn't trash talk women either.
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>>>If you deny that Apple hardware is superior to most other hardware you are deluding yourself.
>>>And don't forget, the openness you seem to praise is taking away but all responsible network admins anyway.
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>>>>"trash talk"?
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>>You need to go back and read my original post. Is anything I said untrue? Nope.
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>>>>"Apple hardware is superior to most other hardware you are deluding yourself. "
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>>Not even remotely a true statement; I think you've been drinking the Kool-Aid, my man. You can buy comparable Windows machines for ~60% the price of a Mac. You can buy comparable Android and Windows tablets for less money than iPads. Yes, you can buy cheap crappy Windows PC's and crap tablets, but if you choose a quality Windows/Android device, it's going to cost much, much less than that overpriced Apple logo.
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>One can argue all day about "superior."
>Many people would say that the Mercedes S class is superior to my Camry, but when I see someone driving one I giggle to think that that guy paid 4 times what I paid for my Camry for that gas guzzler and when he needs service they'll charge him $500 just to pop the hood.
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>Of course the S class is gorgeous and by comparison my Camry is a bit "utilitarian" in appearance but my Camry will get me anyplace that S Class can go and it will cost me a lot less to get there.
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>Superior? For me, the choice is obvious.. it's the Camry.
>But for all those S Class drivers .. well.. that's obvious too.

While doing my MBA, we studied a phenomenon called the Veblen (sp?) effect. It was postulated that customers who perceived a higher valuation, quality, or performance were willing to pay alot more for the product even though there were many other products available that matched or surpassed that one. It is in the eye of the beholder...