Too expensive MacBook
Are Apple completely insane?
Do they not go out in public and see what’s going on in retail. How could you not understand that you can buy a Toshiba or Compaq notebook with a better spec for half the cost of the cheapest MacBook? Even if you allow for the fact that they are probably better built with a better OS and iLife (see earlier posts) they absolutely should not be twice the price and higher. This bullshit pricing will test the faith of even the most sycophantic fanboy.
I’m on a bus last night with a bunch of Harvey Norman sales staff going to an awards bash. On the way home, Shane from a sister store fronts up to me and asks why I use Mac. My initial response is defensive because he is inexperienced with Mac and holds preconceived views. But I was realistic in my response and if he’d pressed me further I probably would have just said “I’m fucked if I know”. Maybe not. There’s still enough faith there to ensure I won’t buy another PC. But then since Apple are intent on giving me a fiscal fistfuck if I buy a Macbook, I’ll have to go without an upgrade for a while. Nice one dickheads.
Filed under: Diatribe, computers | Tagged: Apple, computer, Macbook
