I agree , the prices are way out of hand . When I first started , I bought PCs too . The two times I bought a new Mac , my family helped me . The rest of my macs are used . Price does play a role , it's hard to make the choice when you see PC's for $599.99 and the base G-4 ( E-MAC ) is $999.99 . I don't agree about the 3D graphics Jiddu . As for big networks , well , apple has to finish getting over being an exclusive thing . That has been their biggest problem , and they are learning that . Their was even a time where one of the Mac clones came out to be better than an Apple brand , so they made them all stop . That was a bad move . As far as Pcs , I think Sony does way better than IBM , microsoft or IBM is not going to stop them , they would loose too much . Apple did not see that side of it . But , no one is perfect .