Yup I go to a well known state school and literally everyone has Macbooks. All the students, all the professors; EVERYONE.
Every company I've worked at in the past (both in SV and elsewhere) were ALL using Macbooks exclusively. Go to Silicon Valley and every company/startup there is probably all Mac'ed up from top to bottom with some remote linux boxes thrown in, usually accessed through a Macbook.
In fact I've seen the transition firsthand from my younger High School days to College. When I was in High School, it'd be very rare to see my friends or teachers, or just people in general with Macs. Now, it's surprising when someone DOESN'T have a Macbook. It's crazy. Macbooks are THE quintessential laptops... nay... computing devices in general for most people. Honestly, it's for a good reason too, they're solid for both the pros and mom/dads everywhere.
I might come off as a bit of an Apple fanboy here, and it's true I love their products, but the phenomenon I described above is independent of my personal views; it's something I've really observed around me.
Every company I've worked at in the past (both in SV and elsewhere) were ALL using Macbooks exclusively. Go to Silicon Valley and every company/startup there is probably all Mac'ed up from top to bottom with some remote linux boxes thrown in, usually accessed through a Macbook.
In fact I've seen the transition firsthand from my younger High School days to College. When I was in High School, it'd be very rare to see my friends or teachers, or just people in general with Macs. Now, it's surprising when someone DOESN'T have a Macbook. It's crazy. Macbooks are THE quintessential laptops... nay... computing devices in general for most people. Honestly, it's for a good reason too, they're solid for both the pros and mom/dads everywhere.
I might come off as a bit of an Apple fanboy here, and it's true I love their products, but the phenomenon I described above is independent of my personal views; it's something I've really observed around me.