[OT] Cringely on BootCamp's future

[Richard Gaskin]

Chipp Walters wrote:
> Spoke too quick. Turns out the Mac Mini I was referring to was not a 
> Core Duo but Core Solo. Bummer. So, now a 1.66Ghz, 1GB memory, 100Gb 
> hard drive MacMini costs $959 (without tax). Add a OEM version of WinXP 
> Home and you're up over $1000. I can get way much more down at the 
> CompUSA for way less.

Or blow off both OS vendors and cut the price in half by getting just 
about any Linux pre-installed system.

> Bummer, for a second I thought Apple had a product 
> reasonably priced.

On what planet?

They didn't get the highest margins in the industry with the most highly 
compensated CEO by looking out for the customers' bottom line. ;)

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