The simple and obvious errors made by the Wintel worshippers are:

the initial cost is the only price consideration,

the software that runs the hardware isn't considered,

and speed of processor and similar statistics represent comparable machines.

When I hear people say they won't buy Apple because it is more expensive, despite the converse , I say good. Keep that fine Dell and enjoy...

Of course, the raw number of cheaper, just-as-good choices on the market constitute only one of the many reasons why I don't, and probably never will, own anything made by Apple.