I read this same, or a very similar, article yesterday but I can't remember where it was linked from. Regardless, I agree with the author in that, to the extent

I read this same, or a very similar, article yesterday but I can't remember where it was linked from. Regardless, I agree with the author in that, to the extent that it is actually true that Macs are being shut out from "best of" lists systemically (and he provides some compelling evidence), it's interesting and worthy of some thoughts as to why. I wonder if anyone has asked the authors of these articles why they're doing it. That all being said, the two theories I like the best are: 1. As the author posits, it seems to coincide with Apple switching to its own silicon. If this is not a coincidence, one sinister explanation could be that the tech review/punditry/magazine business remains under the financial influence of the big tech companies, and so this is Intel flexing its muscle in that department. I have absolutely no evidence for this, mind you. 2. We've just reached the point where Macs and "the rest" aren't really thought of by the average consumer as being the same product. Mac users are going to buy another Mac, it's just a question of which one. Mac users don't want to see a bunch of, as the author calls them, "off brand" laptops. (Similarly, a friend of mine's teenage daughters refer to $1000 Android phones as "burner phones" because text messages from them come up in green bubbles.) I suppose there's less of an argument in the other direction (Windows users are probably more likely to switch to a Mac than the other way around) but I'm thinking there's enough here to warrant just leaving the Macs out entirely.