I noticed that 3 times as many pilots use Macs. Hmmm..... I think there may be a self selection bias in the survey. Here is a post that I made in the latest and greatest thread:
Mac compatibility:
I do not think that it is reasonable to expect everything to be Mac compatible.
I am not anti Mac. In fact I think Macs may be be better than a PC just like Accura and Porsche are better than Honda and Ford. I drive Honda and compute on a mix of Dell, eMachines, etc. However, I do love my iPod.
I have looked at the new MacBook Air with envy and lust and have considered buying one. It looks like a great computer for the road. However, it's at least $1000 and possibly more depending on how you configure it. I can go to Best Buy and by an Asus netbook for $250. It's not as pretty, but it is sufficient for most tasks that I need on the road.
Buying a Mac is a personal choice and one that is much more expensive. You have to realize that a price to pay for that is that not everything is going to be compatible.
Ideally the company would develop everything to be Mac compatible, but developing a Mac compatible version is not as simple as just selecting "Save as Mac compatible version." It involves limiting your choice of platforms and can be as extensive as developing a completely different version for Mac. Often it involves dumbing down in order to make a Mac and PC version. At a minimum, it takes more time which is more money to develop a Mac compatible version.
Major software companies have to spend development resources to develop for Mac. Often the versions are significantly different. They do so because they feel the market can justify cost. For a company like Delta, Mac compatibility is all cost.
If you use a Mac, you can run Parallels or Boot Camp to run Windows. If you have already paid significantly more for your computer, what's a little more for a copy of Windows. I understand that Windows 7 runs well on a Mac.
If it is feasible and within reasons to develop a Mac version, great. But as someone who wants to get more money from the company in terms of pay, I don't want the company spending too much of that money on developing Mac products.