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Pretty much garbage.. some good points but that 'Mac tax" stuff is garbage. A comparable laptop to a comparable macbook doesn't have that huge a price difference and neither do their desktop models.
If you look at the "Pro" line things get MUCH more expensive but your average consumer products are only a bit more expensive for similar work and you have the added advantage of having what is generally very good, QUALITY hardware that lasts longer than your average PC and has Apple's tech support behind it.
You get what you pay for... there is indeed an Apple Tax, but since I switched a couple of years ago I couldn't be happier. My laptops are not 'locked in' - the only place I'm locked in is with the same crap I'm locked in anywhere I go - (used to be with music), video (everywhere that sells it), ebooks (anyplace that has a decent store/selection has some sort of DRM), and the app store (well, better than doing all my shopping at Handango... prices have been insanely reasonable this way.)
Yes these are drawbacks, but I think some people will be willing to take them. Especially given the present alternatives...
Apple is a bunch of control freaks, no doubt about it, but so is everyone else.
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