How rich would you be if you’d bought Apple shares instead of a Mac in 2003?

Re:How rich would you be if you’d bought Apple shares instea... by HSO on Monday May 27, 2013 @04:51PM (#5776524)

of course, you are both comparing the difference to... zero?!

(you should compare the price difference to an equivalent laptop (however defined) if you're talking "marginal")

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Re:How rich would you be if you’d bought Apple shares instea... by gwern on Monday May 27, 2013 @07:45PM (#5777189)

I'm not comparing the difference to zero. Note my convoluted phrasing which I wrote specifically to forestall your objection:

> you've made a marginal $55,000 a year since 2009 which you would not have made with any cheaper laptop?

Of course I don't think he actually has, and that he would have gained pretty much whatever he has gained with a much-cheaper-than-$3k-laptop.

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