A big part of the recent debate over Apple pricing and that alleged Apple Tax is whether Apple is forcing you to pay for loads of options that you don’t want. This is certainly the most significant argument about the whole issue, because even if a comparably equipped Mac and PC are similar in price, it […]

So I was at the checkout line at a local Sam’s Club the other day, when I spied the person ahead of me completing a Windows 7 upgrade purchase. Now I probably should have just kept my mouth shut, but I never learned the finer points of that level of discretion, and I was feeling […]

The speculation continues to mount. And it didn’t begin with those rumor sites. Instead, it first came from such respected sources as The Wall Street Journal and CNET’s news.com. Since then, The New York Times and Leander Kahney, author of “The Cult of Mac,” have chimed in. It means that the speculation may indeed have […]

Let’s say for the moment that your budget is unlimited, that you need a new Mac and you’re prepared to pay the going price for any model. What would you buy? What should you buy? No I could easily avoid the question, simply by saying it depends on your needs, whether for home or work, […]