Terry_42, post: 32742, member: 1843 wrote: I agree, but there is one more thing 😉
If you are truely great at marketing and not only creating a short lived hype, you need to listen to what people want and put design and ease of use first, as well as other things like longevity.
Also people only factor in HW costs and then think the rest is earnings of a company. Now I am not in denial that Apple doesnt make a fortune out of things, but there are additional costs others do not have: OS development, chipset development, industrial processing, the aluminium unibody design, custom SSD chips… that those internet comparisons do not factor in. But as I said by all means they are still making a lot of money and they should.
The downside in the PC department is, that through down wrestling competition, the market has been destroyed by getting cheaper all the time and because PC brands (except a few like Alienware) are only distinct by price and who makes the cheapest … which is sad, as quality goes out the window.
I have definitely noticed this in the past few years, the quality of windows based PC’s has decreased significantly and, whilst people want good quality products, the state of the economy has meant that some consumers can only base their decision on price – not quality.
I didn’t know until the other day that Apple’s motherboards are made by Asus, not in house which kind of makes sense financially as they are the leaders in this area due to the high amounts of research carried out.
Although I would love a Mac, being a student puts it out of the question at current simply due to the high price, although when the funds become available this will be the first thing I purchase.
