Re: That Cisco policy
Not only Macbooks.
I have a 2008 Dell XPS M1330 that cost £500 when I bought it (reduced from £800). It came with Vista and has been upgraded to Windows 7 and then 8.1
Just installed Windows 10 Technical preview on it, and it is working very well.
You don't have to buy an apple machine to have a computer that still works with the latest operating system 7-8 years later.
People constantly compare a £1000 mac computer to a £300 cheap laptop. Try comparing them to a similar priced PC and there is a LOT less difference in quality.
Mind you - I do agree that an 7 year old windows laptop is normally worth a lot less in the resale market :-)