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

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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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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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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. :wink:

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