Why is a Mac computer much more expensive than a PC?
The first Mac computer was introduced in 1984 by Steve Jobs, and it was the first commercial successful personal computer that features the mouse and the graphical use interface. Apple used the vertical integrated production model that the company facilitates all its hardware of operating system creation. Although it had trials and errors in the next decades, Mac computers have been leading the computer industry revolutions toward better user experience. On the current market, you could buy a PC for $300 but cannot get a Mac computer for less than $1000. Tom’s Hardware [1] did an experiment to build a PC that matches the specs of a base model Mac Pro and found the price difference to be less than $6. Although there are many differences between Mac and PC, analysis [2] show the price difference has little to do with production costs but the options and consumer perceptions. First, Macs are loaded with premium programs which don’t give the consumer an option to strip down any unw...