What an incredible douchebag that guy is.
Apple has promoted culture in a way that no other tech company has. They make tools that high-end content producers use (Logic Studio for music, Final Cut Pro for video, Aperture for photographers), iTunes pays more money to musicians than any other store on earth, and the App Store has put hundreds of thousands of people in the business of selling mobile apps. If those aren’t contributors to culture and creativity, I don’t know what is. I’d also say that over 90% of the production artists, musicians, and photographers that I’ve worked with or met over the last 8 years use Macs as well, and I don’t think it’s because they like paying more or are buying in to some fad.
When I see my 69-year old mother and my computer-illiterate sister downloading apps and sending photos on their iPads, it is like magic. For years they were confused and frustrated with cheap plastic Dell laptops running Windows, filled with malware and garbage. Simple tasks became impossible as new bugs and problems appeared daily. A computer that they can feel confident using, that serves the content they want and nothing they don’t, is incredibly empowering.
But you can’t please everyone, as Apple knows. It’s not trying to be the be-all for everyone.