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Originally Posted by daveT
May I ask what the critical VAS of the 3x price tag is?
I'll be the first to admit that development on Windows sucks, but why Apple over *nix then?
sorry for the delayed response.
So, maybe I shouldn't have said 3x. I bought a Core Duo 'Air, 2.13G shortly before they cycled out. If I'd gone with windows, I may not have bought equivalent hardware. That said, I think I would've fought with the OS just as much either way.
The value for me was simple not fighting with the OS. At the time, I was trying to learn RoR, which, apparently, is notorious for not working on Windows. I tried putting linux on my then windows laptop but had many of the same problems as I'd had with Windows. This, apparently, is not as common as people having problems with windows, but I had a hard time getting things to work. I got extremely frustrated, bought my mac, and have never looked back. I rarely have the urge to hit it, kick it, or throw it across the room, which is, otherwise, pretty common for me.