I have a similar experience. I don't think I've even *seen* a Gateway in months. Most of the Windows or Linux users I know are using Lenovo, Dell, or Sony.
I'm in a well known tech-heavy graduate program, and 80% of the folks here use Macs (and most are under 35, too). The PCs are really only kept around for some 3D work, and they're thinking of phasing them out for Mac Pros running BootCamp for ease of support. (Plus you can reboot them and use the same machines for Final Cut editing, for those times when everyone needs to edit something at once.)
I'm 26, and over the past 3 years, most of my friends are either buying new Macs or buying their first Macs. And have you been to a non-elite tech conference lately (ie, something that doesn't cost thousands of dollars to get into)? Most of us 20-40 year olds are toting Macs of some sort these days, even if they're old PPC machines. Sure, my dad has a Mac as well, but I'm not buying the notion that Apple's primary users are seniors - most of my Dad's friends replace their computers every 5 years or so, and don't so much shop beyond the Dell website. Most of the growth of recent years is in my generation, from my own experience.
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I have a similar experience. I don't think I've even *seen* a Gateway in months. Most of the Windows or Linux users I know are using Lenovo, Dell, or Sony. I'm in a well known tech-heavy graduate program, and 80% of the folks here use Macs (and most are under 35, too). The PCs are really only kept around for some 3D work, and they're thinking of phasing them out for Mac Pros running BootCamp for ease of support. (Plus you can reboot them and use the same machines for Final Cut editing, for those times when everyone needs to edit something at once.) I'm 26, and over the past 3 years, most of my friends are either buying new Macs or buying their first Macs. And have you been to a non-elite tech conference lately (ie, something that doesn't cost thousands of dollars to get into)? Most of us 20-40 year olds are toting Macs of some sort these days, even if they're old PPC machines. Sure, my dad has a Mac as well, but I'm not buying the notion that Apple's primary users are seniors - most of my Dad's friends replace their computers every 5 years or so, and don't so much shop beyond the Dell website. Most of the growth of recent years is in my generation, from my own experience.