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Your comment kinda confused me. At first you were talking about how it's difficult simply getting Windows compared to Mac OS X (considering Apple has had the app store on Macs for the past 2 versions or so I would agree) but I'm not sure why your Vista box is SOL compared to your Mac; you can still upgrade it to Windows 7 or 8.1 and do what you want it to do just like your Mac. Granted it's not free (your point later in the comment) but it's also not SOL.

Windows 10 upgrade is going to be free to a large amount of users; I'd be willing to bet further Windows releases will also be free so at least that's one issue possibly resolved.

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Windows 7 upgrade from Vista costs as much as a used laptop with Windows 7 on it. Why would I upgrade to Windows 7 on an old laptop, I would rather just buy another one where OS X is free. Where as OS X and X Code, the latest versions were gratis on an early 2009 Mac.

Maybe I'm missing something here. A quick google search says Win 7 upgrade is around $60. A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299.

> A cheap laptop is $299. The cheapest macbook is $1299.

You get what you pay for. You cannot compare the kind of computer Dell sells for $299 with the kind of computer Apple sells for $1299. When I need most mobility I got myself a $199 Asus Chromebook-like Windows box that now runs Ubuntu beautifully. It's cheap plastic, but I won't be terribly sad if it breaks.

Last time I bought a Mac, it was slightly cheaper than a similar Dell and much cheaper than a Thinkpad, which I'd have to reinstall and, possibly, deal with compatibility issues.

I bought a MacBook Pro once because I believed comments like this. Had lots of hardware trouble, boot problems, had to have it serviced multiple times. Never again. I'm just fortunate that I live in a country where consumer rights are strong and where if you bought a computer and have the same problem three times or so with the service people unable to fix it, you can return it for a refund. Still was a huge time waster each time the machine broke down, though.

This is odd. Apple's customer satisfaction is very high and my personal experience, from multiple Macbooks, is almost flawless. My wife had a minor issue with the trackpad of her MBPr13 and that's all the trouble we ever had with those machines. She won't even consider a non-Apple computer.

> The cheapest macbook is $1299.

Is there a reason that you are not including the MacBook Air (not that it gets you that much closer to the $299 price-point).

I can get a Win 7 laptop for $150. Win 7 retail is 150 CAD. I would not spent 80CAD on the upgrade. I spent 400 on my Mac Mini.

> Why would I upgrade to Windows 7 on an old laptop, I would rather just buy another one where OS X is free.

Are you saying "why would I spend 150 on a Windows 7 upgrade instead of paying $1299 for a Mac laptop where OS X is free?"

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