One major point Jeff failed to mention is that the so-called dongle can also run his precious Windows and with a little effort, Linux (and really, what is Linux without a little effort?)

Sure, you'll need a Mac if you want to run the Mac OS (legitimately). But to call it a dongle is a bit of a stretch in my opinion.

Of course, the entirety of this comment is pretty much divergent from the author's main point. So, feel free to disregard the above.

As for Freedom Zero, there are few places you'll be able to achieve that comfortably. But that's not what Apple is about, and plenty of people are happy with that, myself included.