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They have macs for the same reason fancy shops always have macs, they're a status signal and just look better.

by ollysb 13y ago

stephenr 13y ago
Or because, you know, they find that paying a little more up front gives them a better overall product - longer usable life, less maintenance, etc. Just because you don’t see the point of an Apple product beyond “ooh shiny” doesn’t mean others don’t. I work for a global company where > 50% of people work from home offices and > 90% of our staff use Macs. I can only actually think of 2 specific people (out of 200+) that use Windows, but Im sure there are a few others, and some Linux users. Are you suggesting that all these people, many of whom are in countries with lower wage standards, pay “extra” just to have a shiny apple logo on their desk at home that no one but them sees?
- ollysb 13y ago
  I'm pretty much a self-confessed apple fanboy :) but I do recognise that a machine that's going to be used for a single task without any great hardware requirements could be pretty much anything and do the job reliably.
- pessimizer 13y ago
  >longer usable life, less maintenance I'm not aware of any evidence of this, and I don't even remember any of my Apple fanatic friends even claiming this. Any references? >Are you suggesting that all these people, many of whom are in countries with lower wage standards, pay “extra” just to have a shiny apple logo on their desk at home that no one but them sees? This is a dishonest way of having a discussion.
  - esusatyo 13y ago
    > I'm not aware of any evidence of this, and I don't even remember any of my Apple fanatic friends even claiming this. Any references? From my personal experience, yeah they do last a lot longer than my other PCs, maybe with the exception of ThinkPad. Mac hardwares are very strong and well designed. Most other PC manufacturers needs to cut cost from every single component, thus they won't be able to use the highest quality components.

They have macs for the same reason fancy shops always have macs, they're a status signal and just look better.

by ollysb 13y ago

They have macs for the same reason fancy shops always have macs, they're a status signal and just look better.

Or because, you know, they find that paying a little more up front gives them a better overall product - longer usable life, less maintenance, etc. Just because you don’t see the point of an Apple product beyond “ooh shiny” doesn’t mean others don’t. I work for a global company where > 50% of people work from home offices and > 90% of our staff use Macs. I can only actually think of 2 specific people (out of 200+) that use Windows, but Im sure there are a few others, and some Linux users. Are you suggesting that all these people, many of whom are in countries with lower wage standards, pay “extra” just to have a shiny apple logo on their desk at home that no one but them sees?

ollysb 13y ago
I'm pretty much a self-confessed apple fanboy :) but I do recognise that a machine that's going to be used for a single task without any great hardware requirements could be pretty much anything and do the job reliably.
pessimizer 13y ago
>longer usable life, less maintenance I'm not aware of any evidence of this, and I don't even remember any of my Apple fanatic friends even claiming this. Any references? >Are you suggesting that all these people, many of whom are in countries with lower wage standards, pay “extra” just to have a shiny apple logo on their desk at home that no one but them sees? This is a dishonest way of having a discussion.
- esusatyo 13y ago
  > I'm not aware of any evidence of this, and I don't even remember any of my Apple fanatic friends even claiming this. Any references? From my personal experience, yeah they do last a lot longer than my other PCs, maybe with the exception of ThinkPad. Mac hardwares are very strong and well designed. Most other PC manufacturers needs to cut cost from every single component, thus they won't be able to use the highest quality components.