I have a friend who is a graphic artist(he does those Playbill covers) and he uses a Mac for work and hates the damn thing. It is not what he uses at home. I don't know how I'd classify him. I think he's a conservative at heart coming from a military family and knowing him as I have for 25 or so years, but because of his occupation and where he 'plays' one would probably assume he is liberal.
The graphics guys at my husband's work use Mac's and the Industrial Designers use PC's. It has nothing to do with their political ideology but the software they use.
hey i already said that, like three times!
people always act shocked like a computer guy is going to turn his nose up at better graphics and sleekness... riiight. hardware is hardware... the coolest stuff is what people use. i personally think PCs are more stable, as does the Softie in my home, but that doesnt mean he wont use a Mac if the job calls for it.
as for the companies.. I assume BillG is a liberal but quite a lot of the execs and top tier management is robustly conservative. It's not really talked about much, but from what I see and hear, its definitely conservative.
Apple is proud of its fierce liberalness... but the odds are, someone there is a conservative... its just never, ever discussed.
Why this insistence to label an org either one way or the other? What does it matter?