Or you could go to Newegg.com and hand pick PC components that will blow away any Mac for a fraction of the cost.
And have a significantly worse user experience. I use a PC (as both a software developer and a systems admin) on a daily basis at work, I know the differences between the two systems.
Specs aren’t everything.
Not to mention, the “overpriced Mac” line is pretty much an outdated myth. When you compare desktop systems or notebooks sold by other manufacturers, Macs are generally in the middle of the price range for machines of equivalent power and features.
It’s just that Apple doesn’t make low-end Macs, so their products are all in the higher spec and price ranges. (It’s where the profit is, after all.)
As far as BYOPC is concerned, you could level the same critique at, for example, Dell.
You set me up with the equivalent of the iMac Retina/5k 27", i7 4ghz, 16gig of ram, 1tb hybrid/ssd drive, for a fraction of the cost and I will buy it. I want one of those...
You'd still have a Windows machine. . . and anyone who has left Windows for a Mac, doesn't really want to go back. Nor do the vast majority of consumers want to be geeks building their own computers.
OK, here's your challenge. Go to Newegg and build a Windows all-in-one computer equivalent to the new $2499 27" iMac 5K. . . be aware that the screen alone in the Windows world sells for $2495. No 4Ks will be accepted. Must have wireless keyboard and mouse.
“Or you could go to Newegg.com and hand pick PC components that will blow away any Mac for a fraction of the cost.”
But aren’t you then building your computer? I don’t want to do that. To me a computer should be as simple as turning on the tv.
Which is why Apple is doing so well. Others feel the same way. It just works.
easy peasy