Hey, Lauren! Is Apple’s 17-Inch MacBook Pro Expensive?

April 2, 2009 at 12:05 am PT

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There’s something about comparing the prices of Windows PCs and Macs that makes otherwise cool and collected people–Windows and Mac users alike–become profoundly emotional and partisan, until steam shoots out of their ears and their eyeballs turn bright red. You can see this passion crop up in some of the comments on Ed Oswald’s two recent posts on Microsoft’s new “Lauren” ad comparing 17-inch Windows laptops to the MacBook Pro.

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  • Robert Freeman

    what is your point? didnt you formerly edit pc world? every issue talking about some paranoia with privacy and hackers and viruses? is it possible for you to come up with a NEW topic for discussion? I own a macbook pro which I bought on black friday for 500 dollars off and its still far more expensive than an equivalent windows laptop. only the OS is different. and your audi vs gm analogy is lame. apple is not a premium computer company. in fact its officially not a computer company at all. the mac has a different OS. the hardware is exactly the same as a windows laptop. the true reason macs cost more is apples intractability regarding profit margin. no other argument is valid.