But yeah, Steve Jobs told in an interview, that they seen their self as an software company. Besides IPOD it seem that all their techonlogy they release is with help of other cooperations. They do not invent new technology when it comes to hardware, what they are mostly responisible for is the design and software, and I must say, I have never liked the Apple design. I really hate white to begin with, I prefer darker colors. They only cooperate with PC component manufacture and package it in an Apple with but for the twice of the price. For PC you have an ocean of choice, so the advantage is obvious, you no longer limited to a very small amount of hardware...
I strongly dislike their concept, I would like them more of they did for instance allow to use their OS on an PC (which can be done already but not officially supported). Their whole concept is based on blackmail, and forcing and trap us into use only their hardware, which in reality is only an PC but with Apple software/bios.
You don't like Apple, that's fine. But you give a bunch of reasons based on misunderstanding or willful disinformation.
Apple is responsible for at least as many technology patents, if not vastly more, than any other PC manufacturer you could name. The extent to which they assemble "off the shelf" PC components is, again, less than any other PC manufacturer (including esoteric specialists like Boxx or Alienware).
Yes, their profit margins are higher than Dell, and the reason for that is that Dell assembles boxes using the cheapest possible components, generally geared toward the lowest sale price. When you "build to order" a Dell or HP or Gateway machine with better parts specified, what you'll find is -- surprise -- the comparable Apple hardware really isn't that much more expensive at all. Of course Apple doesn't make a $349 piece of crap box like Dell does. They're not trying to compete in that market, and if you think they should, I'd suggest you compare Apple's stock results to Dell's (hint: Apple could buy Dell with the spare cash they have sitting around). The world doesn't need another Dell. Gateway tried that and almost bankrupted themselves.
Read this.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/apple-mac-leopard-windows-vista,1985.html Especially the page titled "Total Misconceptions and Being Severely Misinformed."
Note also that
www.tomshardware.com is a PC-centric site for people who enjoy messing around under the hood of their computer, overclocking the CPU, and benchmarking differences in RAM speed... hardly Apple fanboys.
Opinions are fine, disliking white is fine, preferring whatever color of plastic you like is totally OK. Just don't spout a bunch of falsehoods in support of your argument.
