Why are Macs the industry standard in art and design today?

Macs are the industry standard in art and design today for one specific reason.

iMacs have been used by creatives since 1984, because they had the edge over PCs in one crucial aspect: Mac screens can be calibrated accurately to ensure no colour values are lost between the machine and the printers, while when working on a PC there is potential for the colours to change at the printers which would put to waste hours worth of work.

Since the beginning the aesthetic design of the Mac was also primarily aimed at designers- unlike the PC's rigid, industrial tower design (PC's were aimed at businessmen) the Macs had a fun, innovative design and pioneered the all-in-one desktop computer.

An indigo iMac G3 (circa 1998). These iMacs were available in a number of different specs and colours. Credit to www.wikipedia.org

Macs are also generally viewed as being more stable and reliable, unlike PCs which are more susceptible to hardware issues and viruses.

Personally, I prefer PCs. I think Macs can be very overpriced for their components; for example, I myself own a £700 gaming laptop with almost twice the spec of a £1,200 Mac. PCs are also upgradeable, unlike Macs, as their warranty is voided if the back cover is removed or tampered with. I feel like you are paying for both the name and the design when buying a Mac, while with a PC you are paying for the actual worth of the machine. PCs are also more compatible with gaming software, although design software works equally well on both.

Unfortunately, although I prefer PCs, I do acknowledge and accept the fact I'll probably have to buy a Mac at some point in my career as it simply is the industry standard and that isn't likely to change.