Yep. You read correctly. Hot on the heels of CNBC"s bold statement that Apple is beating the recession comes a range of new statements: apparently, Apple"s Mac OS X comes with Photoshop, and PC users need to pay at least $600 to perform as well as a Mac. Read on.
They video posted by CNBC, embedded below, starts off giving a brief history of Microsoft and Apple"s ad campaigns, and Apple"s market share, etc. The video spends the rest of the time detailing the "true costs" of owning a PC, versus owning a Mac. So, what do the mighty technology experts at CNBC"s On The Money have to say about it? First of all, Jim Goldman says that a Mac"s higher price includes things that you"re not necessarily going to get in a "stripped-down PC". Here"s a list of things that "you"re also gonna want to buy":
Norton Anti-Virus: $50/year
Multimedia Software: $80-$104
Photoshop: $140
Video Editing: $100
Music Software: $100
Geek Squad Visit: $129
That"s taken word for word from the video that we"ve included. Ridiculous, no? Those are the things you need to buy "for a PC to perform as well as a Mac", apparently. Here"s another quote: "Photoshop, you get that with Apple, you don"t get that with a PC." "If your PC breaks down; Macs tend not to, if your PC breaks down, you"re gonna want to call the Geek Squad."
A $699 PC will cost about $1500 for it to perform as well as a Mac, says Goldman. Next up is a list of intangibles: a MacBook apparently weighs 1.2 lbs. lighter, as well as has a battery life that"s four times longer, plus has a "faster chip" and high resolution screen. "On an Apple, better than 8 hours [battery life]."
Remember what CNBC says: "Once you go Mac, you never go back." At least Goldman admits that he"s a Mac guy. We"ll leave you commenters to the video, so have at it!