On a tangential, what's the deal with glossy instead of matte screens on all mainstream laptops? Is it that they're more durable and easier to clean? Do the colors look better?
Color saturation is also much better on a glossy screen; matte screens will dilute colors and look less vibrant. So there is a real benefit to it, but detractors like to ignore that and pretend its just because its "shiny".
My X1 is matte, and therefore its colors aren't as vibrant as a MBP (more washed out, its easy to tell), but there are advantages to matte, like lessened glare. So it is literally a "wash."
That's the only reason. Everyone buys the shiny thing.