Come on folks, can we please stop forgetting this fact.
One more time. Repeat after me...
Apple is a hardware company.
Apple is a hardware company.
Apple is a hardware company.
Besides, OSX could never continue to be as stable and useful as it is if it had to run on hardware made by every fly-by-night PC maker that happens to pop up. The Apple business model is a sound one. If you want a cheap computer, then buy a cheap computer. As with all else, you'll get what you pay for.
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One more time. Repeat after me...
Apple is a hardware company.
Apple is a hardware company.
Apple is a hardware company.
Besides, OSX could never continue to be as stable and useful as it is if it had to run on hardware made by every fly-by-night PC maker that happens to pop up. The Apple business model is a sound one. If you want a cheap computer, then buy a cheap computer. As with all else, you'll get what you pay for.