The first apple device I recall was the Apple II.

Please help me out: I can't recall a single thing where Apple ever was cheaper than the competition.

Their selling point was "works better" and then became "everyone be different (in the same way though!)".

What set their devices apart was the smoothness in which everything worked. First the devices and later their ecosystem. I despise vendor lock-in and never went for them because of that but I can see the appeal.

Price though? This meme is the first time I've heard of that argument, someone please help me out.

It’s not controversial, it’s just wrong. Apple has always been more expensive. And it has always tried to block its users from knowing anything about the internals of computers. Part of their whole selling point was that it was easier to use. The way they went about it is IMO bad, but that's a different discussion.

Apple has never cost less than most competitors. And its OS has always cost more than free alternatives.

I blame Apple for making the Zoomers as tech illiterate as the Boomers

"Cost less" was never Apple's thing. Maybe "Does more at great cost"?

When was apple ever does more cost less. It was always does less costs more. Up until their M1 series release where they actually started having decent hardware. Even then though im still pretty sure they only won in perf per watt and still lost in perf per dollar.

This is real, teenagers lack basic computer skills these days

Apple is a marketing company that by chance happens to sell smartphones.

Apple used to cost more compared to other brands. It's only been recently with their in-house chips and the implosion of the industry that they finally priced things competitively.

So... basically they've always been the lower half of the joke. Or at least the people who paid those used to be ridiculous prices.

still certified Unix, tho.

Having used a Mac in a professional technical field for almost 20 years these threads are always fun. “It’s locked down! It’s an OS for babies! You can’t do anything with it! Mac users are stupid noobs!”