[aneesh]

OS X doesn't cost $29.99. It costs $29.99 plus the cost of Apple hardware (the cheapest of which is the $600 Mini). Unless you go the Hackintosh route, you can't install OS X on non-Apple hardware.

Whereas you can install your $100 Windows license on your choice of hardware devices that support it.

[tvon]

You could just say "Windows runs on a wide variety of hardware, OSX does not" to more simply get your point across.

edit:

Okay, the point being made is "Apple hardware is not cheap, and you need Apple hardware to properly run OS X".

It's made in a very hand-wavy way, though, which I find a bit annoying.

[kiloaper]

That's not the same point.

Edit: At least the poster now acknowledges this. Anonymous downvotes? And people claim we're not edging closer to Reddit more and more each day.

[xiaoma]

> Anonymous downvotes?

All votes on HN are anonymous, whether they're upvotes or downvotes. Showing who voted which way on what just isn't one of the features of the site, and that's a good thing.

[tvon]

I wouldn't worry about random down votes, they happen all the time and are eventually balanced out by a level head with a click to spare.