no sir, but there r not 1000's of different configurations trying to run asus/other motherboards 100's of different components and windows which were not specifically made together. Mac uses a few configs to run OSX beautifully. do u think they are more stable and/or need less work/maintenance to keep them exactly how u want them. i do not enjoy fixing my puter, downloading fixes, i just want it to do what it is supposed to do for a long time. go buy a HP if u think they will last longer. i spend many many hours behind the screen so a few hundo to enjoy working in a stable, intuitive environment is worth it. whats that $0.05 an hour? fine. but u r right - open office is free. bless the peeps who made it - big time.
i am sure mercedes makes engines with the same capacity that kia makers use. buy a KIA...