Wow. You're either being intentionally obtuse or you have no hope of understanding this. But we'll go through it one more time.

A second-hand Sony television is often higher quality than a brand-new generic manufacturer's TV. In the same vein, a second-hand Macintosh is often higher quality than a brand-new generic manufacturer's computer.

Nobody cares how highly you rank Apple. Their specific quality is irrelevant to the comparison.