that's really funny because, overwhelmingly, the mac users are people of color where I work - and not because their jobs require the mac os. of course, these folks are all professional-managerial class, so... as usual this usually idiotic web site is actually peddling its typical class stratification LULZ.
stuff white people like: the web site stuffwhitepeoplelike.com a daisy chain of self-humping whiteness patting itself on the back. yeah: just try to picture that image.
> Stuff White People Like made an amusing point about contemporary Mac
> users:
>
> http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/01/30/39-apple-products/
>
> "You see, a long time ago Apple’s were super popular among layout
> artists and graphic designers. Then Apple released Final Cut Pro and
> became the standard for film editors. As a result, lots of creative
> industries used Apple computers instead of PCs. Eventually, people
> started making the connection, and all of a sudden all white people
> need to have a Mac.
>
> "When you ask white people about Mac’s they will say “oh, it’s
> so much better than Windows,†“it’s just easier to use,â€
> “they are so cutting edge,†and so forth. What’s amazing is that
> white people NEED to meet people who use Windows to justify themselves
> spending an extra $500 for a pretty looking machine.
>
> "It is also important that white people are reminded of their
> creativity, and remember you need a Mac to creatively check email,
> creatively check websites, and creatively watch DVDs on planes."
>
>
> Nailed it. 99,9999% of users are going to do web surfing, light word
> processing and spreadsheet work, watching DVDs and listening to music.
> In all of those cases, operating system is irrelevant.
>
>
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