"In his public appearances, Bill Gates often appears to be so heavily sedated that the the private, peevish Bill we know and love from his internal emails rarely erupts. So it's with some relief we learn that normal service has been resumed, after Newsweek magazine's Steven Levy, an Apple acolyte, solicited chairman Bill's opinion of its latest TV advertising campaign, 'I'm a Mac - I'm a PC'." The Guardian is also hosting a piece on the 'Get a Mac' campaign.
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Member since:2005-07-02
No, wrong. The advantage of Windows PCs is that you have more choice. If you don't need or want Vista Premium, you don't have to buy it.
No, *you* are wrong. Comparison should be for what you get for the price. Since you get all of OSX for the base price, you should compare it to the premium version. I know it doesn't fit with your pro-MS agenda, but that's the way it is.
Member since:2006-01-06
Comparison should be for what you get for the price. Since you get all of OSX for the base price, you should compare it to the premium version. I know it doesn't fit with your pro-MS agenda, but that's the way it is.
No, you've got that backwards. YOU don't have a choice about what YOU get with the Mac -- but I DO get a choice. I don't NEED all of the power of Vista Premium; hence, it isn't even worth comparing it with the Mac offering.
Member since:2005-10-13
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2006-01-06
That doesn't really matter, does it, as when you get a Mac Mini you get the *full* version of OSX with it, not some crippled limited version. Therefore, the comparison with Vista Premium *is* the correct one.
No, wrong. The advantage of Windows PCs is that you have more choice. If you don't need or want Vista Premium, you don't have to buy it. If you're only interested in a barebones PC, you can get one. So, frankly, any price-based comparison between Macs and PCs based upon Vista Premium is a contrived red herring.