Star One-Third of Slashdot Readers Find the Mac 'Very Tempting'
Linked by Jim Vanaria on Fri 4th Oct 2002 21:25 UTC
Apple When it comes to using computers, it used to be (and still rings true today) that most people find the Mac platform to be either loathsome or lovable with few spectators taking middle ground on the issue.
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Pricing
by Don Cox on Sat 5th Oct 2002 08:17 UTC

It's better to sell ten computers at a profit than 100 at a loss. PC
companies have pared their profits to the bone and are finding it
extremely hard to survive the downturn.

I think Apple have calculated their prices with great care.

However, there is a major obstacle to buying a Mac, and that is the
shortage of pirate software. All the PC owners I know rely heavily on
"free" software.

Amiga owners tend to pay for the programs, but the prices are much
lower than those asked by the major PC software companies.