Sunday, December 30, 2007

Mac vs. PC

I'm a loyal and very happy Mac-user (and I may sound like a Mac-spokesperson in this post :) - but this news caught my eye: Mac users more likely to download, buy tunes. A Long Island-based market research firm found that about half of Mac users surveyed purchased tracks from sites like the iTunes Music Store in the third quarter, compared with just 16% of PC users.From the article: "NPD analyst Russ Crupnick said the findings support his contention that Mac users tend to be more cutting-edge when it comes to digital entertainment."Interesting. It does not surprise me much, though - I have definitely grown into downloading more music since I have switched to a Mac. That may have happened as well had I stuck with a PC - but the bottom line is: I spend more time on my MacBook Pro than I ever did on my Sony Vaio (the last PC laptop I owned), and I especially spend more time with entertainment-type activities (music, pictures, movies) because the interface is so easy and elegant.