The door’s open

sillig said:
The Dell Dimension range is about 10% cheaper than a Mac with the equivalent specifications. For that extra 10% you get a vastly superior operating system and masterpiece in design which takes up no more space than the Dell monitor (the iMac is a computer and monitor in one). As for Dell unit it's so ugly that you would have to hide it out of sight. Put it another way, who wouldn't pay 10% more and rather than have a run-of- the-mill Toyota you get a Mercedes?
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The Dell is actually more (without that BS thing called a rebate)... :D
 
supersunbird said:
The Dell is actually more (without that BS thing called a rebate)... :D
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Well if one compares like with like, taking the iMac 20" and compraing it with a Dimension 520 + 20" monitor then Dell turns out about 10 less expensive.
 
AntiThesis said:
Aaand let's not forget the problem with OS x :D
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Well I confess to having laughed, especially the Indian Call Centre send-up. Problem is though that Mac OS X just doesn't crash. Even if an individual application should it has absolutely no effect upon the system. The OS is fundamentally stable. Unfortunately there are so many pre-conceived ideas about Macs that the masses blindly follow each other (sheep-like mentality) and reinforce Microsoft's already destructive monopoly that the battle is uphill. How can it be in the interest of the consumer for any company to have a more than 90% stranglehold on the market. No one likes it in the case of Telkom, but hardly anyone ever questions Microsoft... Where's the logic? Microsoft have absolutely no incentive to innovate, their revenues are assured. Just how long has XP been around, 5 years...and still waiting for an official release of Vista! In the meantime Apple has had introduced 4 major OS updates, and a 5th is due out at the beginning of next year! Monopolies stifle competition and kill innovation. Once again think of Telkom... In France for R300/month you get an ADSL line @ speeds of up to 24Mbits (capping doesn't exist), unlimited telephone usage, and TV on ADSL. And why there and not in SA, given that the technology isn't especially costly or complicated? THe ISP's fight for market share and offer more and more services for less money, the state-run Telkom equivalent has simply been forced to give up control over the exchanges and copper wires. Competition is healthy for everyone.
 
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