On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 9:18 AM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:

@Oketch, sometime I wonder how many on this list understand the history of the computer world. A few years ago, YES, one would have to be a corrupt or economic thief to afford MACs because prices were too steep. Even DTP companies would share such machines rather than give all staff. These days, just because the Middle Income sectors have grown, means there is more buying power. However, Samsung today produces a Solar powered PC/M$ based netbook right out of the box under Ksh 25,000/-? ( correction needed) while MAC on the same platform is not less than KSH 60,000/-.

Thing is, the Mac was never designed for people in lower income countries... Our pricing in Africa is actually higher than in the US... If your income is on average 45,000 USD per capita, a MacBook is not too expensive.