That's... pretty damn ignorant. There's just no positive way to paint that comment.

It's not at all like the Zune vs. the I-Pod. That's just a weak analogy. Consoles are static; they're always as powerful as they are when they are first released. Only recently, when they started adding hard drives to the things, have they had any kind of real upgradable component (wi-fi and such things are "accessories", not hardware upgrades).

PCs, on the other hard, are fully upgradable, fully customizable, and capable of much more power than a console except in the first six months of a console's release (after which the PC catches up once more). Hell, in the case of things like SLi/Crossfire, consoles may never actually catch up to the power of PCs. Yes, it's more expensive, but you get what you pay for. (Plus, if we're going to factor in the cost of a good monitor, we have to factor in the cost of an HD screen as well, and that's just not very favorable to the console side).

There is simply no suitable analogy for comparing the two; it's PC vs. Console, and that's it. I suppose you could stretch it and say that the difference is more like trading card games vs. miniature games like the Warhammer series; the trading card games give you room to customize your deck, while with a miniature game like the Warhammer series you not only customize your pieces, but also the details *of* those pieces, carving and painting each one to perfection. But even then, it's not a good analogy, as the customizing of said miniatures is more art than science (and building a good PC is definitely science).

Would you look at that? You got me ranting. Good job, fanboy.