[citation][nom]69camaroSS[/nom]The main problem with this argument is that most people do not buy computer to learn anything. They buy them to be productive. They don't want to have to become hardware geeks. They want to edit their videos, photos and not have to worry about it not working. When you introduce all the freeware into the equation combined with the infamous Windows Registry nightmare, people will inevitably have more problems than people using software installed and designed to work seamlessly together. I have spent hundreds of hours learning how to fix computers and get around problems created by Windows and the vast array of programs that are available for it. I like to learn like that, but at some point I have to face the fact that I do not represent the vast majority of computer users, who are simply trying to get things done. I represent the niche market, not the other way around. Apple has a product that solves the productivity equation. That is why people use them. They open them up and they work and do most things that people want them to do out of the box. There is value in that, regardless of what you may think.We computer nerds throw our own ability to cope onto the average everyday user all the time, recommending the cheapest computer possible to our friends and families, average users who would really benefit from the tight integration and genius bar support that Apple has. When it came time to put my money where my mouth was I recommended my Mom get and Apple, because it's easy. She won't have to load anything when she gets it home. If I'm not available to help, she can take it to an Apple store. To top it all off they look great. There IS value in simplicity that as I grow older I've come to appreciate.[/citation]
You'd have a valid point if no-one knew how to use windows, however just about every person on the planet knows how to use the windows OS. Like you said, standard users don't purchase computers to learn.
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