Apple breaks silence, responds to 'I'm a PC' ads

20.04.2009

Hesseldahl also lists these potential hidden software and maintenance costs for buyers of the $699 Windows machine:

* Security software. $50 per year for Symantec's PC software. Unnecessary on a MacBook, for lack of viruses and other malware.

* iLife. To add similar features to the software bundled with the H-P computer in the ad, Hesseldahl totaled $340 in extra titles.