You can't explain the comeback of the Mac if you cling to the assumption that Microsoft products are cheaper and better for getting "real work" done. (rendered here as "tool for a specific task" vs. "leisure".)
You can get a Mac desktop for $600 and a laptop for $1000-2000, and the prices are going down every year. These aren't cheapo versions of Apple's more expensive offerings, either, they're the real deal, with better hardware design than pretty much any PC laptop. And they run Windows.
A cheap notebook would be around 350 bucks. You can get "real work" done with them (like with any Macbook) but it's no fun to use them in the living room on the sofa.
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You can't explain the comeback of the Mac if you cling to the assumption that Microsoft products are cheaper and better for getting "real work" done. (rendered here as "tool for a specific task" vs. "leisure".)
You can get a Mac desktop for $600 and a laptop for $1000-2000, and the prices are going down every year. These aren't cheapo versions of Apple's more expensive offerings, either, they're the real deal, with better hardware design than pretty much any PC laptop. And they run Windows.
How cheap do people expect a computer to be?
A cheap notebook would be around 350 bucks. You can get "real work" done with them (like with any Macbook) but it's no fun to use them in the living room on the sofa.