Cthulhu7
Mitch & Erin
Oh, I can totally see it if that's your field. Same way I'd be shocked if anyone in engineering was coding on a mac. The thing is, I'd wager that over 95% of mac owners aren't graphic designers.
I've been thinking about this a lot this afternoon. You know who's the best at marketing exclusivity? Car companies. Look at Honda & Acura, or Toyota & Lexus. They're the same companies, just different "levels" of luxury. There is no way it costs $20k more to build the luxury brand of the car, and often times the cheaper version is just as reliable/efficient/what have you, but people pay for the exclusivity of the higher label. I would love to study the psychology behind it.
What's funny, is that this psychology only works in certain areas of the world. In Japan, there is no Acura, Lexus, or Infiniti. There is only Honda, Toyota, and Nissan, respectively.
It's strange that only some cultures seem to attribute name to status.