Apple's attempts to turn a computer into a style accessory have also brought out a lot of resentment in some people. When things suddenly becomes fashionable, t

Apple's attempts to turn a computer into a style accessory have also brought out a lot of resentment in some people. When things suddenly becomes fashionable, they tend to become heavily commercialized and flooded by people whose interest seems superficial, and it adds a lot of noise to the community. (It's sort of like the "Eternal September" effect. (http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/September-that-never-ended.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/S/September-that-never-...)) I think this is a large part of why some people gripe about Macs / Mac users being pretentious.