It's also partly convenience. iPads are seen as 'good' (whether justifiably so or not), and rather than pore over the specs and weigh the pros and cons, many wi

It's also partly convenience. iPads are seen as 'good' (whether justifiably so or not), and rather than pore over the specs and weigh the pros and cons, many will just get an Apple device and be done with it, if the budget allows for this. I actually switched to Apple a few years ago for precisely that reason. I used to have a desktop pc that I manually updated, but I found that it took too much time. I then switched to a Dell laptop that was pretty decent. But finding the right model took a while. When I finally got annoyed at reinstalling windows every year (or so) and when I needed a new laptop anyways, rather than doing all the research again, I just went for a MacBook. The convenience was a major factor in this decision, and after spending a week or two getting used to 'this weird operating system', I've been happy with Macs ever since, despite the fact that I might be able to get cheaper/better with a bit more work. I guess in a roundabout way status did play a role ('apple just works').