Some iPod Fans Dump PCs For Macs

dereklam writes "The popularity of the iPod could be boosting Macs' popularity as well. News.com reports that 6 percent of iPod users have made the switch from PCs to Macs. An additional 7 percent said they are planning to dump their old PC for an Apple machine, according to the survey." I wish the linked story had more details; it's not clear from the results mentioned whether there's a strong causal relationship here.

Comments

Money, money, money

[DogDude]

Also, I'd imagine money comes into play. Especially disposable income. iPod's are NOT cheap (especially for those of us who have to work for a living). Thus, I'd imagine that if they have $$ to spend on an iPod, then dropping 4 figures for a pretty shiny new computer that matches their iPod is no big deal.

Re:I don't understand some people's stubbornness

[radish]

How about this for a reason. I'm not interested in iTMS. I'm not interested in AAC. I have ripping & burning software (EAC & Nero) which both do a better job than iTunes. I already have organisation software (JRMC) which both integrates with my portable device of choice, and supports my file format of choice (Vorbis).

Why again should I try iTunes?

Actually, I have tried it on my GFs machine. It was OK, nothing spectacular. The import process is a pain in the behind, it's a bit of a resource hog, and the interface is nicely non-standard. No thanks.