Re: A2Central News

["mdj" <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> Curious.  I don't frequent many forums where the PC vs. Mac debate
> would rage, but in my general experience, I've found that Mac users
> identify more emotionally with their machines, while PC users are
> much more pragmatic.  As a result, PC users tend to dismiss attacks
> with "Whatever...".
>
> As a rule, the underdog mentality is required to get strong emotional
> commitment--kind of a defensive thing.  The top dog can't be bothered.

I always thought it was an insecurity thing, since the platforms offer
essentially equivalent functionality - the Mac crowd has to justify to
themselves their choice to spend (in some cases) considerably more
money on a tool the does exactly the same job as a cheaper one.

But I guess being the underdog makes one insecure :-)

Amusingly, my choice of platform is perhaps even more underdog than the
Macintosh is, but I feel no need to wage emotional wars against those
who chose differently.

I mused recently that Apple's platform shift puts them in a potentially
interesting position. Where they to capture a lions share of the
market, they could find themselves on the receiving end of an
anti-trust lawsuit from a competing vendor (like a Dell or HP), since
Apple having exclusive rights to Mac OS X gives them an 'unfair'
competitive advantage.

Now that would be an amusing little tussle ;-)

Matt