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That's why Mac is so expensive. Monopoly makes things expensive. Diversify your purchasing habit!
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So expensive  no nonsense | 10/21/08
Not sure I agree, Ed...  Sleeper Service | 10/21/08
Linux is the better choice for those users.  NonZealot | 10/21/08
Perhaps...  Sleeper Service | 10/21/08
Wrong again  mlindl | 10/22/08
Incorrect on quite a few points there...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
You may be incorrect too...  MacCanuck | 10/22/08
Nope.  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
Yes, nope  MacCanuck | 10/23/08
Not really...  Sleeper Service | 10/24/08
PWN2OWN  logic_earth | 10/22/08
Linux is not a good choice for non-technical users  grail@... | 10/23/08
Linux has many negatives  Asiafish | 10/28/08
Is Apple a large scale enterprise?  mlindl | 10/22/08
Oh please.  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
No no no. That can't be right Ed. (kidding)  no_zd_user_name | 10/21/08
Until they have a monopoly the cannot have a "Tax"  T1Oracle | 10/21/08
"Tax" Is just a silly marketing buzzword.  ChrisOPeterson | 10/21/08
Premium Quality?  Bozzer | 10/22/08
But you can't buy the exact same thing.  Tigertank | 10/22/08
The price is part of the "quality." "Quality" is perception.  T1Oracle | 10/23/08
Rolex Is Not Exactly A Good Example  Cardhu | 10/24/08
You can't buy the same thing  Asiafish | 10/28/08
And in 6 months?  jepzilla | 10/21/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  dddsee | 10/21/08
Dealing with facts  tonymcs@... | 10/21/08
I would hate to think of the "Windows tax"  Bruizer | 10/21/08
Bravo Bruizer!  vvultravv | 10/21/08
Some remarks  cgdams | 10/22/08
Don't forget iLife. Comes free with every Mac. [nt]  olePigeon | 10/27/08
Pointless argument...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
Exactly my point.  Bruizer | 10/22/08
I don't understand what you're trying to say here.  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
Actually  laura.b | 10/22/08
OO 3 doesn't cut it  Asiafish | 10/28/08
Are you kidding me?  dcoaster | 10/22/08
The only tax here would be Office  astefl@... | 10/23/08
but you are not the ave. home user...  doctorSpoc | 10/21/08
doctorSpoc, consider this...  rjohn05 | 10/21/08
Sell his current office.  Bruizer | 10/22/08
So that's $99 he doesn't have to spend...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
so, do you have a point...  doctorSpoc | 10/22/08
People at home  laura.b | 10/22/08
Uhh...  zomgguy | 10/23/08
Its easy to have 2-3x the % growth  willpd13 | 10/23/08
Devices Such As iPods and iPhones  Cardhu | 10/24/08
Strange...  logic_earth | 10/26/08
Average Home User  mswift@... | 10/30/08
Sticking To The Point of the Article and the Poster  Cardhu | 11/03/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  sigma2 | 10/21/08
Apple Tax or Windows Lock in costs?  tombalablomba | 10/21/08
How about Apple Lock In costs???  Narg | 10/23/08
Is it a tax if you can do more?  mlindl | 10/22/08
Well since your arguments aren't...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
Don't know about you  willpd13 | 10/23/08
OK I'll bite  mlindl | 10/23/08
Apple quality  moviedemon | 01/06/09
Chomp, chomp  reziol | 01/06/09
You don't seem to know much!  General C# | 10/22/08
You seem to know even less...  MacCanuck | 10/22/08
Oh come on...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
The only reason Leopard wasn't loaded  MacCanuck | 10/23/08
I agree...  Sleeper Service | 10/24/08
Vista IS Longhorn (nt)  reziol | 01/06/09
I'll bite  Rick_K | 10/25/08
You're right, I will.  Sleeper Service | 10/26/08
If we are talking about lasting  willpd13 | 10/23/08
chucking rocks, here  reziol | 01/06/09
Yes it is a tax and you can't do more  zomgguy | 10/23/08
Evernote will read in OneNote  notlob | 10/22/08
OneNote functionality  financegozu | 10/22/08
i dont think so  zomgguy | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  gertruded | 10/22/08
Moved  Bruizer | 10/22/08
Finally a decent ZDNet article  General C# | 10/22/08
With all due respect...  voidspace | 10/22/08
Please read before commenting  General C# | 10/22/08
Please wait for OS to be released before commenting  grail@... | 10/23/08
Probably not...  Sleeper Service | 10/25/08
Small Correction on Windows License Price  Cardhu | 10/22/08
This is a strawman argument  frgough | 10/22/08
Tut, tut...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
Only "IF" you choose to be legal that is...:P  James Quinn | 10/22/08
Well you could...  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
And those who started this country were  James Quinn | 10/22/08
And JFK Was A Womanizer  Cardhu | 10/22/08
I agree those stories of flawed man and women  James Quinn | 10/22/08
Is there a point to this history lesson?  Sleeper Service | 10/22/08
In a world of spin and power being used to hold  James Quinn | 10/22/08
Better yet let me explain further....  James Quinn | 10/22/08
No More Rationalization Necessary  Cardhu | 10/22/08
Not of that faith either...:P  James Quinn | 10/22/08
We'll Keep A Hand On Our Wallets  Cardhu | 10/22/08
Fair nuff......  James Quinn | 10/22/08
As Sleeper States, That's Theft  Cardhu | 10/22/08
See above... and I have my own thoughts on theft.  James Quinn | 10/22/08
Either Pay For What You Choose To Use  Cardhu | 10/22/08
I can live with that....A charming rouge like  James Quinn | 10/23/08
Pagan Jim, The New Robin Hood  Cardhu | 10/23/08
Not to condone it...  wolf_z | 10/22/08
A Very Fine Splitting Of Hairs  Cardhu | 10/22/08
You could  DotNetWill | 10/22/08
Yet I find myself very much liking OSX and when  James Quinn | 10/22/08
No dongle for OS X  Asiafish | 10/28/08
You Are Mistaken, As Sleeper Correctly Points Out  Cardhu | 10/22/08
You know...  wolf_z | 10/22/08
They already do  Asiafish | 10/28/08
Please do your research!  geekyone | 10/22/08
Have to disagree about it being microsofts fault  willpd13 | 10/24/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  jeff@... | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  geekyone | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  geekyone | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  geekyone | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  geekyone | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  geekyone | 10/22/08
Ed...  Harry Bardal | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  DannyO_0x98 | 10/22/08
Fundamentally substandard piece  kitko | 10/22/08
A deeper search for apps?  Ken_z | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  merlin747 | 10/22/08
This isn't a pro-ms site  zomgguy | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  merlin747 | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  merlin747 | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  merlin747 | 10/22/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  merlin747 | 10/22/08
Ed  Alan Smithie | 10/23/08
You're right!  Sleeper Service | 10/23/08
What about the Windows tax  Kerry from BC | 10/23/08
Nobody cares about "Which Is Cheaper?"  SteveMak | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  ubingc | 10/23/08
Java?  notlehs | 10/23/08
The Mac is a pain to learn how to use and it does cost more  progon | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  ktodack | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  aolongley | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  tstemarie | 10/23/08
The cost of switching  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/08
RE: "It's no different on any other platform."  sir4taye@... | 10/23/08
Did you RTFA?  Sleeper Service | 10/24/08
More than adequate, my a$$  Asiafish | 10/28/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  Jay4614 | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  stephen.montano@... | 10/23/08
Why buy RoboForms?  grail@... | 10/23/08
Hyper-V?  grail@... | 10/23/08
Yes, but...  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/23/08
Counting the Apple Benefits  grail@... | 10/23/08
re counting the Apple Benefits  stephen.montano@... | 10/23/08
Exchange at home, and notes + other software  rednickja@... | 10/23/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  Oregon_Polar | 10/23/08
Actually...  Rick_K | 10/25/08
This Article Is Very Centered On Mr. Bott's Personal Perspective  Cardhu | 10/24/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  roobster | 10/24/08
As someone who switched...  Jeremy W | 10/24/08
We're so happy for you, Jeremy  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/24/08
Thank you but...  Jeremy W | 10/24/08
Well Said  vvultravv | 10/24/08
And if that were true...  Sleeper Service | 10/25/08
I think getting his 'delete' key fixed...  Sleeper Service | 10/25/08
So many talk about the "Windows Tax"...  dclhacker | 10/25/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  rivetr@... | 10/26/08
I use OneNote!  logicearth@... | 10/27/08
I used OneNote on the PC  Asiafish | 10/28/08
Ed, I have some suggestions for you (Books, Software, etc.)  olePigeon | 10/27/08
Thanks  Ed Bott ZDNet Moderator | 10/27/08
Details, details. wink [nt]  olePigeon | 10/27/08
Mail does work with Exchange, but iCal does not.  Asiafish | 10/28/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  dfumagalli@... | 10/28/08
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  gennx30 | 10/28/08
I don't understand articles like this.  Metronome49 | 01/06/09
Argument Flaw  arkstfan2 | 01/06/09
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  online@... | 01/06/09
RE: Adding up the Apple tax  crabitha | 01/06/09
beyond the technical details, total cost considerations  jonniva | 01/06/09
Then you better hope  rkegel@... | 01/07/09
Message has been deleted.  slionnmelissa | 11/10/09

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