Capitalism
The fact that the only two MAIN options for daily computing for the majority of consumers is either Windows or OSX is in itself a sort of Monopolistic Trust. Apple's seamless integration of its bundled software, such as iMovie and iPhoto etc., is a major driver for teens and college students.
They've made a name for themselves off of the iPod platform more than anything and their computers piggy-backed off their popularity.
I personally like purchasing Apple because of the fact that those malicious adware/trojan/spyware dirtbags code much more for Windows due to its lion, no pun intended, of the market share. In addition, having Keynote, iMovie, etc. helps me out as a teacher.
Now to the greater point, Apple is very costly compared to its competitors. It's a choice you say, but should we have to be subjected to name-calling simply because we, as consumers who drive the market that Apple makes MASSIVE PROFITS off of, want and expect annual promotions to maintain their value both monetarily and personally (i.e. using it to get hardware vs. software is much more valuable to people's wants)? In fact, prices generally decrease as a result of innovation then a jump in demand and then supply.
At the end of the day I will be spending over $2,000 on a laptop and would like the $100 credit, which has been in lieu of an iPod Touch, to be applicable towards hardware, not just software that isn't as desirable by most consumers.
The fact that the only two MAIN options for daily computing for the majority of consumers is either Windows or OSX is in itself a sort of Monopolistic Trust. Apple's seamless integration of its bundled software, such as iMovie and iPhoto etc., is a major driver for teens and college students.
They've made a name for themselves off of the iPod platform more than anything and their computers piggy-backed off their popularity.
I personally like purchasing Apple because of the fact that those malicious adware/trojan/spyware dirtbags code much more for Windows due to its lion, no pun intended, of the market share. In addition, having Keynote, iMovie, etc. helps me out as a teacher.
Now to the greater point, Apple is very costly compared to its competitors. It's a choice you say, but should we have to be subjected to name-calling simply because we, as consumers who drive the market that Apple makes MASSIVE PROFITS off of, want and expect annual promotions to maintain their value both monetarily and personally (i.e. using it to get hardware vs. software is much more valuable to people's wants)? In fact, prices generally decrease as a result of innovation then a jump in demand and then supply.
At the end of the day I will be spending over $2,000 on a laptop and would like the $100 credit, which has been in lieu of an iPod Touch, to be applicable towards hardware, not just software that isn't as desirable by most consumers.
