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Firstly, the author uses crap pricing. A Dell PC, if bought online through their mid-month specials (techbargains.com and dealnews.com routinely feature these) typically costs HALF of what a comparable Mac goes for, shipping included. Only a fool would buy an HP at a local retail outlet.
Secondly, tons more software and hardware out there for the PC, which all tend to cost much lest.
Thirdly, a lot more PC maintenance providers than Mac, and again competition = lower prices.
Windows XP which I use on my home Dell PC is far faster and more stable than the OS X on the iMac that I am forced to use at work.
I have never had a single virus on my PC, nor has it ever needed any professional maintenance or service. No problems with spyware "gumming" up the PC either. Granted, this may be due to the fact that I am not so stupid as to use Explorer (I use Firefox instead), regularly run free spyware programs like Spybot Search & Destroy and Lavasoft AdAware, and do not open spam emails. I'm no computer guru, just a normal person who's taken a little time and effort to get a clue about what he's doing.
Face it, Apple = the Bose of computers: cutesy industrial design but hideously overpriced, overhyped, mediocre quality, and geared for folks who are too stupid and/or lazy to learn how to use real equipment.
