Anonymous

Chicago

Marketing

<1. The 'reality distortion field'>
It is easy to market good products. Microsoft is the King of Marketing. They actually convinced millions of people that viruses are a way of life. How many companies are making tons of money by selling anti virus ware?

<2. The iPod>
It's the software (iTunes).

<3. Style over substance>
In answer to your Dell question, how much is it worth to you not to have your $500 crash every time you add a new program? Your $500 cannot run OS X.

<4. The iPhone>
This one you answered yourself: "it has an innovative interface"
It's not the hardware, but the software.

<5. Arrogance>
Cisco's rights to the name are being challenged. But if you did any kind of research you would know that.

<6. Litigation, litigation, litigation>
Apple is the only company that actually innovates. Gates found a legal loophole that allowed him to make Windows 2.0. Never again.

<7. iEverything>
And MyComputer, MyPhotos, MyEverything isn't childish?

<8. DRM>
If one buys a CD, there is no DRM. Burn your songs to a CD and you remove the DRM from iTunes bought songs if you must play them on your Dell Ditty. Is that so hard?

<9. Environmental record>
Nobody cares what materials are used in cars. Why just Apple products?

<10. The lunatic fringe>
Just about every Mac user has used a Microsoft product. Very few Windows users have never touched an Apple computer (including this author). Maybe there is a reason for the fanatism.

Maybe they are better.