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Are Mac Users Smarter than PC Users?

Posted by pudge on from the well-yes-duh dept.

arminw writes "Maybe not smarter, but according to MacNewsWorld they are better at expressing themselves than the average Slashdotter and certainly are better at handling the king's English than the average PC operator." Also, michael is better than CowboyNeal. Mathematical expressions of written style don't lie!

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  1. Re:It's economics really... by Dr.+Evil · · Score: 1, Troll

    Wow... that's so elitist.

    I would actually attribute this correlation to a few very simple factors:

    • The graphics and arts communities are targeted by Apple, and they're quite disproportionately literate.
    • Macintoshes aren't the best machines for non-academic pursuits
    • Macintoshes are not the "default" choice for a computer, you have to make a decision to buy one, you have to seek it out, research it and finally yes, you have to pay more.

    You know it could be that Macintosh advertisers are targeting people who are susceptable to being fooled into associating themselves with the "Think different" branding.