Reason for 13" Retina RIPOFF

[mcnallym]

Apple has the monopoly. Where else will you find well-built computers running OS X (Unless you're one of the few who can actually build and maintain a hackintosh)? Nowhere, so Apple are the price makers. At the end of the day, there really is not much reason for them to price competitively in relation to the PC market. I mean PC's don't really compete with Macs performance-wise (Not saying ones better, just saying they each perform differently), so why should they compete on price. With Macs, you're getting a unique experience not found anywhere else and if you want it, you have to pay extra.

This was the argument that psystar used about apple having a monopoly. They lost the argument, as apple compete with pc's running windows and Linux.

On that basis then iPhones and iPads are monopolies as well as they are the only phones and tablets running iOS.

You buy what meets your own personal needs.

 

[skaertus]

Its called the macbook air.

It's called engineering, in fact. The design can always be done more efficiently. If the technology evolves and allow a more efficient design, then it should be adopted instead of sticking with old ones. And this applies to both the MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air.