[cynwoody]

i know a couple of mac-jihadists that spaz whenever you mention ‘windows’ (kind of like saying ‘foxnews’ or ‘o’reilly’ to a liberal)... funny thing... these professionals have never made a dime writing software for the mac.

Of course, writing for is not the same as writing on ...

Why developers prefer Macs

From the above:

This newfound success has been evolving for some time. One team manager interviewed for this article said that his programmers started switching from Dells and ThinkPads at least three years ago. Now 80 percent of his group uses Apple laptops.

[theymakemesick]

You posted:

http://www.infoworld.com/d/developer-world/why-developers-prefer-macs-874

From the above:

This newfound success has been evolving for some time. One team manager interviewed for this article said that his programmers started switching from Dells and ThinkPads at least three years ago. Now 80 percent of his group uses Apple laptops.

If you'd quoted a little farther into the article, you'd have included this:

The explosion of interest in smartphones is helping the trend. The Miami-based Weaver says the fact that he's using a Mac made it simple to start experimenting with the iPhone development kit, available only on the Mac.

Pro Engineer still isn't available for MAC.