[tjpick]

Why is it a problem?

I personally get a Macbook because it's a good balance -- I can run all the unix/dev tools I want, and my wife can plug in the digital camera or printer and I can plug in my iPod and have it do something sensible.

She's much happier on OSX than on FreeBSD. I'm much happier on OSX than windows.

[fadelakin]

I'm not saying it's a problem. I'm just wondering why some many developers choose to use them rather than Windows or a Linux distro.