I think you are all missing the point here - it's really sad that you can purchase something from Apple, but you can't use it however you'd like.

Even if this doesn't get QOTW, there's some amazing stories, videos, and other links/resources in that question (specifically, the comments + answers). I've been browsing for over an hour and still more cool stuff to find!

@Ivo Flipse, after the latest few difficulty changes, mining bitcoins got a lot less profitable (it doubled over the past month). Click me for some graphs.

Tom, the reason I'm against this is because I believe tags are supposed to be general categories. They are most useful to help refine searches, but you should use actual keywords as queries. Tags just help to group questions, so this is why I think we should keep the company names (you can just search in those refined results for specifics).

Then by this logic, we need to remove Microsoft, Apple, Acer, Samsung, Sony, Asus, and so on and so fourth. I don't think this is a good idea, there is a good reason to have company names. And almost all of the above mentioned companies make both hardware and software, and it is all applicable for Super User. I disagree with removing these tags.

I don't mean to seem out of line here, but if we remove the Microsoft tag, then why not remove the Apple tag while we're at it? (On that note, I hate to say it, but manufacturers names should be allowed tags on this website. Again, this is just my opinion.)

@zneak That is why I posted it as a comment and not an answer.

+1 I agree as well.

You asked for an exact comparison between two very specific products, which you seem more then capable of researching yourself (especially given the level of thought you put into this question). So yes, you were being subjective, and this is not the type of question that belongs on SuperUser (it is what internet forums are for, however).