video/games/fx design, John's answer below explains why).ĭesigners are seldom keen to change tools. Many do now have PC suites as well as Mac suites, but they're usually smaller and linked to specialist areas (e.g.
Many top teachers are veterans of the pre- computer days, and would not willingly suffer learning a new operating system
Almost all art colleges and design schools bought Macs back in the days when Macs were unquestionably better for design ( Alan G's and Horatio's answers below detail how).There's a seperate question on which is better: Are Macs preferable to PCs for handling graphics software?įor the question of why Macs are more popular, there's a very simple answer:
