# Whats with all the Apple computers in nearly ALL popular media today?

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**Created:** [April 8, 2002, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-apple-computers-in-nearly-all-popular-media-today/102450 "2002-04-08T07:40:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![istara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-apple-computers-in-nearly-all-popular-media-today/102450/21 "2002-04-10T07:46:06Z")

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_They’re just so sexy and cool…_

But seriously, I reckon a few reasons (most of those stated above):

1. They’re used by movie-making people and are often readily available as props

2. Many mac users - such as the movie-making people - are quite fanatic about Apple’s products, and would slip them into a shot if they got the opportunity (to promote/pay homage/whatever)

3. They are very sexy and cool, undeniably they look good

4. They have the somewhat-misconceived image of being “expensive” or “designer” objects and therefore add a sense of class or expense to a set

5. Apple’s design, because it is not beige-box, is more sci-fi space-agey and colourful - think of the multi-coloured suits on the Starship Enterprise - and fits well with the “hi-tech” futuristic image of some sci-fi films

6. They are much more modern looking - you know a particular Apple product will have only been out for x number of months/years, but a beige-box could be eons old

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**Author:** ![malden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@malden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malden)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-apple-computers-in-nearly-all-popular-media-today/102450/22 "2002-04-10T14:11:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jack@ss \*  
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> They used generic-type PCs in _Jurassic Park_, … \*\*

Actually, I think the _cases_ of many of the computers in _Jurassic Park_ were Macintosh Quadras. The screenshots were something else entirely.

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**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-all-the-apple-computers-in-nearly-all-popular-media-today/102450/23 "2002-04-10T19:56:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by istara \*  
> 5. Apple’s design, because it is not beige-box, is more sci-fi space-agey and colourful - think of the multi-coloured suits on the Starship Enterprise - and fits well with the “hi-tech” futuristic image of some sci-fi films

Supposedly there was an episode of one of the new _Star Trek_ shows (DS9? I don’t remember) where they took some Apple 15" LCD screens, spray-painted them black, and then used them as computer consoles. Sounds hi-tech to me. 😉

And I believe _Who Wants to be a Millionare?_ uses the older Apple 15" LCD screens for their contestant consoles.

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