This is false. Apple products have a better design and build than most competition which is why there is a premium price. If you look at the price of premium Windows-Based computers you will see that they are just as expensive as Apple. You comparing the base level Dell with the base level Apple and looking at the delta in price as an Apple tax when in fact Apple simply does not play in the low end market like Dell does.
I used to always say this but what you have to remember is that Apple the system builder, chip manufacturer and the OS maker so they can get better performance out of every SKU. Windows is one size fits all so there’s some inefficiencies there that call for more resources to deliver similar performance.
On top of that, if you buy a windows computer you have to use windows and that’s a non-starter many. Windows 11 still has inconsistencies that have been present since windows 8.
You absolutely could but it wouldn’t be a Mac so it’s a moot point. If you want a computer with some of the best build quality in the industry, a great design, and runs MacOS you have to go with Apple.
Pricing is based on the market and not fairness. If Louis Vuitton unfair for making a $1500 wallet? No. The value either is there for you to make the purchase or it’s not. If you don’t see the values in Macs as premium PCs that’s fine but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad PC.
The area were Apple is truly expensive is the accessories…the computers are right in line with the market, their leather sleeves and stuff like that is ridiculously expensive.
