Re: Current discount codes at SSC and other stuff that has nothing to do with codes
You left out "IMHO" before you listed all of your personal opinion. You also started with the strawmen, about what it takes to keep a $500 Win box running. If Apple had a comparable market share then it would be open to a lot more exploits, hacks, etc. When you have a niche market share, there's less for people to worry about and take care of. That's just a fact.
I used to work for a certain hardware company and worked closely with Apple for much of that time, some 10 years. Believe what you want, but everything they do is to make the best product. Period. Not necessarily the best product "possible" as considerations have to be made for the market, price points, margin, etc. But the best nonetheless. Usually at competitive pricing for equivalent hardware. How much does it cost to keep a $500 Windows system running? How about an OS update? One of those on a lower end system and you're already at the price of a better equipped Mac. Apple sells their OS for $0.
You left out "IMHO" before you listed all of your personal opinion. You also started with the strawmen, about what it takes to keep a $500 Win box running. If Apple had a comparable market share then it would be open to a lot more exploits, hacks, etc. When you have a niche market share, there's less for people to worry about and take care of. That's just a fact.