[CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive than PCs--an economic analysis
I am a Mac/Apple user, but am not sure I agree about resale value driving market. Do any of you regularly resell old computers? The present article is an attempt to prove to you that, on price alone, the Mac is not the BMW of computers. It is the Ford of computers. I am not arguing that the Mac is cheaper only if you consider the psychic benefits conferred by its quality. Rather I'm going to illustrate something more straightforward: Even though you may pay a slight premium at the cash register for a Mac over a comparable Windows PC (a premium that gets slighter all the time), it will cost you less money -- real, honest-to-goodness American dollars -- to own that Mac than to own that PC. See: http://machinist.salon.com/feature/2007/11/07/mac_price/index.html /gayley * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive than PCs--an economic analysis
The university where I work leases PCs (they're Dells) and replaces them every 3 years. The replacements are staggered so that every year about 1/3 of the computers are replaced. An unusual feature of my university -- the university offers to sell the used computer to the person who used it saying that it will be returned to the leasing company if not bought. However, no one ever comes to pick up the used computer. After waiting 1.5 or 2 years for it to be removed from my office, I simply take it home with me. Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote: Many large businesses do not own computers. They lease their equipment. Dell has made a huge impact on business leases. A company will lease a piece of equipment for 2-3 years. When they are done with it they replace it with new equipment and ship the old stuff back to the leasing company. Problem solved. It is quite difficult for many businesses to buy and sell equipment unless they have a specific entity that will handle all this. To them the lease model is good practice. The Federal Government (I am most familiar with the military) Keep their stuff until it is antiquated so it has absolutely no value when it is done. Colleges/Universities keep their equipment for a long period of time and buy all of their stuff. They usually find a non profit/school to donate the equipment to when they are done. Again usually when it's shelf life is past expiration. I have gotten some nice older Mac equipment this way. Absolutely no resale value at all. Stewart * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
Re: [CGUYS] [C-GUYS] ARTICLE: Why Macs are not more expensive than PCs--an economic analysis
As has been pointed out on this list before, Macs tend to hold up longer than Windows machines. I think some of this is due to the quality of the equipment, and some of it is because unlike MS, the Mac OS and now OS X does not force the antiquation of the equipment. Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) wrote: No, it falls apart there for most of us, because most people and most businesses use their computers until it is time to trash them. I have seen other arguments that show competitive value for Apple computers. The most believable arguments show Mac vs. Pc to be closer than most people think, with no significant advantage on either side. I personally see value in Mac OS X over Windows, but that is just IMHO. I use XP on the job and OS X at home, so I know both. Unfortunately I use XP at work more often than OS X at home. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- I am a Mac/Apple user, but am not sure I agree about resale value driving market. Do any of you regularly resell old computers? * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived * == QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in == * == the body of an email send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] == * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/computerguys-l@listserv.aol.com/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header X-No-Archive: yes will not be archived
