A lot of people buy SUVs these days and all I see them do is drive to Walmart.
By themselves.
From a technical point of view, what are some critical tasks can you do on a mac that you couldn't do on a windows or linux machine?
a mac is sort of both, a good unix w/ a good UI on top, and good integration
Program IOS apps.
why would anyone want to do that?
From a legal perspective -- it's the only way to run OSX. And it will run Linux/Windows)
Most intensive development is a bother in Windows. When I started learning ruby on rails I had to go through cygwin(a command line simulation program) to be able to follow along with the tutorials. There are lots of bugs, and since Macs are based on BSD, same as Linux, it is supposed to be easier to develop on them.
You sound as if you 're one of them.
s/Macbook Pro/good computer
and your point is?
Simply the irony of people using geek-worthy computers for socializing.
Why is that ironic? You're getting downvoted for being elitist, which is the mentality that makes so many kids feel like outsiders in high school.