Mac vs PC war, 更新

之前 MS 的 PC hunter 廣告一石激起千重浪，Mac和PC fans 各自交鋒，以下是 Mac fan 的辯白：

Mac vs. PC: What You Don’t Get for $699 – BusinessWeek

Yes, $699 beats the $2,800 you’d pay for a Mac with a 17-in. screen. But when it comes to PCs, there’s still a great deal more to buy.

First, there’s security software. The PC in question comes with a 60-day trial Norton Internet Security 2009 from Symantec (SYMC). After the trial runs out you’ll pay Symantec $50 a year to protect your PC (and up to two others in your home) from all the nasty viruses, worms, and other malware lurking on the Internet. That’s $150 over the three years Lauren is likely to hold on to her PC. No need for antivirus on the Mac.

Next, let’s say something goes wrong on the computer once the warranty expires and that it requires the intervention of a third party. Geek Squad will charge you $129 just for a diagnosis. A diagnosis from the Genius Bar in Apple’s retail stores? Free.

Then there’s iLife, the suite of multimedia tools that comes standard on the Mac. With iLife you can organize photos and home movies and turn them into watchable DVDs. Garageband helps you create your own music and another iLife element aids in Web site creation.

免費的防毒軟件不少，電腦有問題不一定要找 Geek Squad…. 至於所謂的多媒體軟件，免費的大把。最後到 Apple 官方發言人：

“A PC is no bargain when it doesn’t do what you want," Apple spokesman Bill Evans says. “The one thing that both Apple and Microsoft can agree on is that everyone thinks the Mac is cool. With its great designs and advanced software, nothing matches it at any price." Microsoft declined to comment.

其實簡單的經濟原理告訢我們，PC 的性價比一定比 Apple 高。如果一個人決定買 Apple，就只能從一個生產商買；但若決定買 PC， 品牌有很多選擇。同一檔次的電腦都有很多競爭，價格必定不斷往成本價方向走；但是 apple 只是 marketing 的考慮。

另外，但PC 一樣有很多 high end 的型號。用 $2,800的話，可以買兩部。