[sphinx]

Ah, the power of advertising. Mac has worked hard to brand itself as the hip, iconoclastic, David vs. Goliath company. And the herd of independent minds swallows it hook, line, and sinker.

That's not a knock on Macs. It's a tribute to effective marketing. I'm sure there are people who have perfectly good practical reasons for preferring Macs. But I'm also sure that a lot of home uses have just bought the brand.

I'm a keep it simple guy myself. I got used to using a Windows machine at the office. When I got a home computer, I got another Windows machine just to be sure that everything was compatible. That was many years ago, and I've never had any reason to change. If I had more demanding uses, my mileage might differ.

[tacticalogic]

That's not a knock on Macs. It's a tribute to effective marketing.

If it was all that effective, it wouldn't just work on liberals.

[cripplecreek]

I’d like to try a Mac for my graphics work but I’m not interested in paying the price. Also I like being able to fix the computer myself.

[EvasiveManuever]

If I had more demanding uses, my mileage might differ.

Here, let me fix that for you:

If I had less demanding uses, wanted to run less software, have a less powerful machine for each dollar spent, have near zero interchangeability, no upgrade path, play less games, but look more smug my mileage might differ.