[HAL9000]

I know this woman lawyer who switched who office over to macs because they go with the decor better. literally.

Apple's investment in good industrial design is an effective marketing tactic.

[longtermmemmory]

Yes, hence the now super variety of PC based “designer boxes” for every whim and taste.

This whole argument reminds me of the scene from a movie where deniro is going at length over how a lexus is just a toyota with an emblem.

It harkens back when we USED to talk about IBM vs Apple rather than Windows vs Mac.

Marketing is either,

less than X
same as X
better than X

Mac has rested its perception marketing at the last one.