[citation][nom]nurgletheunclean[/nom]How is Windows 7 their own OS? Apple sells computers at a huge premium because of their image. It's a lot to do about fashion. Vizio doesn't have the Prada/Coach style appeal that Apple does. Vizio is not going to get Apple's clientele, and premium prices and aesthetics are not going to get Dell's, Acer, HP, or Lenovo's.[/citation]
You are incorrect, and he was talking about Apple having their own OS. Also, there is value in sound industrial engineering and design and OSX is a very strong OS that is great for somethings, not so great for others. Same as Windows, Linux, and any other OS's out there.
I personally use both, but for different reasons and I have to say I prefer OSX over Windows. If you look at the cost of an Apple solution vs the competitors at the beginning of the lifecycle you will see that the value is there. It is mid-late lifecycle where the value goes to crap because they maintain their price point. They are able to do that because they offer enough built in capability and design that people don't care as much the CPU/Memory etc.. Those kinds of things are stuff we care about because most of use are enthusiasts but to most people they want something that can do what they want it to do, take up minimal space doing it and last them a long time. Apple does exactly that. No performance degradation in the OS means that despite the new applications that are installed, new hardware that is attached, and the lack of malicious applications at this point the system is stable and consistently performs.
Probably get some negatives from some people but it is true. Like Apple or not, they do a good job.