I disagree that Apple and nerds have nothing in common.
At my work, a large percentage of developers have a MacBook Pro or MacBook air, simply because they feel that it's the best hardware for their needs (they'll usually have another OS installed on it - in fact the head of our Microsoft partnership group has a MacBook with Win8).
Apple's OS upgrades often come with shiny new tech that contributes back to the Open Source community as well: http://www.apple.com/opensource/ [apple.com]
I agree that we don't need a bunch of articles about that time His Steveness dropped a wrapper on the sidewalk in 1985, but Apple stories can be a very interesting sign of where technology is headed.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Mykl on Wednesday February 26 2014, @09:50PM
I disagree that Apple and nerds have nothing in common.
At my work, a large percentage of developers have a MacBook Pro or MacBook air, simply because they feel that it's the best hardware for their needs (they'll usually have another OS installed on it - in fact the head of our Microsoft partnership group has a MacBook with Win8).
Apple's OS upgrades often come with shiny new tech that contributes back to the Open Source community as well:
http://www.apple.com/opensource/ [apple.com]
I agree that we don't need a bunch of articles about that time His Steveness dropped a wrapper on the sidewalk in 1985, but Apple stories can be a very interesting sign of where technology is headed.