It is all about bang-for-buck. Apple lost any technical advantage wrt desktop publishing and other arty shit about 15 years ago.
So, given that there is nothing you can do on an apple phone/pc/media player that you cannot do as well on a non apple product, and for cheaper, it boils down to 3 things; 1) Ignorance - somehow believing that apple is better for dtp, or arty shit or whatever and not knowing it isn't. 2) Style reasons - they nearly always look better. 3) Simplicity - Apple is notoriously proprietry, fine if you are happy working within the tight limitations you get with Apple products - then the simplicity may work for you. Think of it like this, you may decide to buy a flashy integrated av/music system because you think it is the best/only option for you, or it looks cool, or you are happy being tied into the current technologies etc. The supplier knows this and charges a premium for it. In reality you would get better performance from a different, non trendy, maker. Or to get separates, which don;t necessary match. As I said, if you dont mind the restrictions (where the stability comes from), or are happy knowing you are paying more because it is Apple, then cool. I have a Dell laptop with Vista, and I install all kinds of software on it which could and should cause stability issues and it hasn't crashed or blue screened once. My only gripe with Vista is the indexing, which is enabled by default but you can turn off. An equivalent specced/performing mac would have cost at least double what I paid. www.pilot-supplies.info www.collector-watches.info www.snowy-stuff.info www.sparkly-stuff.info _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist "the morphine patch and the handfuls of dihydrocodiene and paracetamol did the business. I am GOING TO WEMBLEY !!!!" Dave Nattan May 16th 2008
