Comments on: $50,000 can buy a rare Apple. http://blog.macsales.com/2995-50000-can-buy-a-rare-apple Everything OWC and Newer Technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave52 http://blog.macsales.com/2995-50000-can-buy-a-rare-apple/comment-page-1#comment-2190 Dave52 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:39:27 +0000 http://blog.macsales.com/?p=2995#comment-2190 Looks like somebody bit on the Apple (I). Wonder if they'll pony up the extra $3000 fee for shipping? Looks like somebody bit on the Apple (I). Wonder if they’ll pony up the extra $3000 fee for shipping?

]]> By: Philip Machanick http://blog.macsales.com/2995-50000-can-buy-a-rare-apple/comment-page-1#comment-2182 Philip Machanick Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:42:01 +0000 http://blog.macsales.com/?p=2995#comment-2182 I was amused at one detail on the accompanying period Apple ad: "And since our philosophy is to provide software for our machines free or at minimal cost, you won't be continually paying for access to this growing software library". Perhaps there's been a slight drift in philosophy since then? Though to be fair, Apple is on the whole cheaper than most competitors other than the free software movement and has doesn't create nearly as many artificial barriers to scaling up (e.g., the mini server with unlimited user license). I was amused at one detail on the accompanying period Apple ad: “And since our philosophy is to provide software for our machines free or at minimal cost, you won’t be continually paying for access to this growing software library”.

Perhaps there’s been a slight drift in philosophy since then? Though to be fair, Apple is on the whole cheaper than most competitors other than the free software movement and has doesn’t create nearly as many artificial barriers to scaling up (e.g., the mini server with unlimited user license).

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