Comments

• mcinsand

  2012-03-22 16:16:15

  If Windows 8 continues to nosedive, Apple could be in for some serious trouble. Without Windows to make Apple look good, selling Macintoys is going to be a nightmare. Apple's OS is just FOSS without the freedom, versatility, and hardware support, all sold on overpriced hardware. Once market dynamics shift and hardware suppliers can put together FOSS machines without the Windows tax, only the truest of Apple lemmings will remain as customers. After all, Apple may have reliability in a pretty and shiny package, but why settle for that when you can have reliability on whatever hardware you choose with the freedom to reconfigure it? Not only that, but you can have the software feature as soon as they are developed, rather than waiting for Apple to fold them into Apple's wares.

• Dr. Roy Schestowitz

  2012-03-22 19:17:00

  People are terrible at estimating the worth of products. Apple is good for Linux for the same reason Microsoft is good for Apple. Apple overprices things, so then when people buy Android/Linux gadgets they feel like they get a bargain (cheaper and better than iDevices).

• walterbyrd

  2012-03-23 18:56:12

  I dunno.
  
  1) Its all about the apps. By far, the most important thing for any platform is that it runs the apps you need to run. Cost, reliability, security, speed, etc. all come in a distant second.
  
  2) I have seen new iPad 2's selling for $360. That is cheaper than most 10" Androids, and the iPad 2 is not a bad device. So Apple is not always that crazy over-priced. When it comes to the cost of a phone, the contract with the carrier is the main factor. The cost of the phone itself is no big deal.

• Dr. Roy Schestowitz

  2012-03-23 19:01:02

  Apple may have already adjusted its prices in accordance with the competition (Android). Windows was devalued completely after Microsoft had attacked GNU/Linux on netbooks.