The Apple/PC/Open source wars crack me up

[MadHound]

37. How are Apple users getting ripped off?

It really depends upon how you look at it. Yes, you pay more up front for a Mac, but you get what you pay for, which is less down time, fewer crashes, fewer virus', and longer computer life. In the past nineteen years I've had two computers. The first was a Power Mac 6100 that I kept as my main computer for ten years, until the Internet simply became too fast and bloated for it. It still works, and I still use it once in awhile. My second computer, my current one, is an eMac. Still running strong, and at this rate it may continue to be my main home computer for another five years at least.

Meanwhile, all the PC using folks I know have gone through at least two PC's in the time I've had my eMac. Furthermore, I've had zero downtime due to crashes and virus'.

You get what you pay for. Pay crap for a PC and that's what you get, a crappy machine that is going to have lots of downtime and dies an early death. Pay for a quality Mac, and you've got a tool that will last a decade or more, giving you little, if any, trouble.