Apple at least contributes a very well working operating system on top of the hardware. They have added value. Although when I bought a macbook for the first an

Apple at least contributes a very well working operating system on top of the hardware. They have added value. Although when I bought a macbook for the first and last time they shipped it directly from China. It took 4 weeks. And when it arrived they announced the new generation of macbooks. I sent it back, where they complained that I bought it before the new generation existed, but I had the laws in my country on my side and could send it back within 2 weeks for a full refund. I did then order the new macbook. So in a sense, yes, they're pretty much the same. Although their OS is great, their hardware business is based on the same model as Folsom & Co.