Originally Posted by AdultKing

Sure, except everybody else completely ignore design when it comes to building their systems, or alternatively they now release Ultrabooks which fall into Intel's Ultrabook design reference with a few tweaks here and there.

I don't care that an Apple machine costs me more, the devices are typically of excellent design and this is important to many users. Little things do make a difference. An example is the magsafe connector, it's saved my Macbook Pro many times. The Unibody enclosure, which nobody has come close to matching, ensures that my computer is pretty safe when thrown around baggage carousels or on the back of the motorbike, or backpack. There are many little things about Apple design that I appreciate.

On the internals, there are other quality issues. A friend of mine as a gorgeous Ultrabook, with a noisy fan, he's taken it back and had it replaced and compared with others using the same machine, all the fans in that model are noisy. I don't hear my Macbook Pro ever. Again little things like that make a difference to me.

Sure, other manufacturers may adopt some of these features, but I don't want to wait for compromise.

On the OS, sure people run Hackintosh but I run a business, there are stiff penalties for pirating software or not complying with license terms. It's essential for any business to survive a surprise audit by the BSA if one should ever occur.


The eco system suits me also, the ease of software delivery and licensing via the App store has greatly simplified our life. Upgrades of all of our software (bar a couple of titles) are automatic and apply to every machine at the same time. Windows has nothing like it.

If others are happy using "the same hardware" from other manufacturers that's fine, however that other hardware wont legally run OS X so that's useless for me. OS X is reason enough to use a Mac over other Windows.