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1. Comment - Stringer: Apple's Jobs is "Greedy"

   (Jul 23, 2007 - 2:34 AM)

   Most people believe it or not don't give a s*** about making their own computers. All they care about is if it works. That's why Apple have gained a religious following on their computers, computers that are based on simplicity and reliability. Besides, you're wrong anyway; you can build your own Macs when you order it off Apple's website. You can get different monitors. You can get 3rd party peripherals.
   
   There may seem to be more freedom in choosing what you want from 3rd party computers in Windows machines it's true, which some prefer. But it's at the cost of flexibility when new technologies and architectures are developed since all this time and effort has to be spent researching to see if your bits and pieces will work together anymore as you upgrade. Are some sections incompatible with the next-gen graphics card? Bad example maybe. On the other hand with Apple, everything's configured and engineered by the company to fit with their maxim of simplicity and ease of use.
   
   This is also a recent trend you can observe in videogame consoles - where PC gamers used to have to download patches and install them, Xbox live patches the games automatically