tomos: yes, style over substance! I think you may be right, at least to some degree. It also may be true that Macs actually were "easier to use" somehow, in the past, but as Windows has evolved to be easier and more hand-holding, and OS X has evolved to have more features (overall), perhaps they've converged more than not.
It reminds me of the classic and still-repeated "Macs are better for artists" BS which only ever had a logical basis nearly 2 decades ago when Macs had more creative-oriented software and better graphics capability (hardware-wise and OS-support-wise) than Windows. There was a period of maybe 5 years where those differences were really true and clearly evident, and another 5 years or so of decline where the differences were rapidly diminishing, but there were still some advantages for artists and creatives of being on a Mac. That period ended at least 10 years ago though, and PCs have been as good as - or often better than - Macs at doing graphics and other creative tasks since then. Yet so many people *still* to this day will repeat the "Macs are better for artists" BS.
The Mac's main remaining advantage at this point is reputation, the *idea* that it's easier to use. We all know how the placebo effect works, right? And confirmation bias? And over-justification? All of these logical failings are factors in the ongoing success of the Mac desktop platform, in my opinion. Which probably boils down largely to good marketing and product positioning.
- Oshyan
-JavaJones
Everything boils down to marketing and positioning, in all honesty. From relationships with people to relationships with ... everything else. It also boils down to what do they think about me, and what can I make them think about me. Which is the mac's great selling point. They hired true designers for their products long before most other computer companies ever thought that they needed to. Rather than just engineers, they managed every part of the process... even to the point of managing your final interaction with it.
As far as the style... that's one thing I'm finding out again. I like good bags. Especially to carry my laptop around in. And lots of them. So why is it so hard to find a nice bag that fits a PC laptop? The widescreen is less than an inch difference... but it might as well be a mile.
*sigh*
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