Switch From Microsoft to Apple?

strollin wrote:

pulsar wrote:
... To me, the bewilderment with Windows starts with the various editions, which is just another way of referring to Microsofts subtractive business model. They produce a "complete" operating system and then they subtract features to sell different editions at lower (or higher) prices, depending on your point of reference. It costs Microsoft no more to sell you a pro system than a basic system, but they sure will charge you more. ...

This is a little misleading, it may not cost MS anything additional to sell you a pro system vs a basic system but it sure as heck cost them more to develop the Pro features vs the basic features. For instance, the Pro versions of Windows have the ability to connect to a domain whereas the basic version doesn't, that ability cost MS more to develop so it makes sense that the Pro version costs more. Why should a home user with no domain pay for that feature that they will never use? I won't say I completely agree with all of MS's editions but I like the fact that they don't have a "one size fits all" mentality. Additionally, MS has Server editions of Windows whereas Apple has largely ignored that market.

Microsoft will produce the pro edition; thus, the cost of that development will be incurred. They could sell that version to everyone at no additional cost. Instead, Microsoft incurs an additional cost to remove features.

Tom