Not 100% sure what you're saying, but on a few of your points: why dont engineers with "infinite" company budgets use them? - Because they're cheaper. Fact. and you can barely do anything with them - You can do allot. Please elaborate. all normal companies use Windows. - Because all companies have a budget. Because you can do ANYTHING on a PC. - Same with mac.
All companies have a budget so they use windows because it can do everything a mac does and so much more., So what's the point of a mac?
There are differences. I won't go into them all but the basics are as follows: User Interface differences Software support is different Physical aspects
I think it's more the fact we're all trying to work out how this guy thinks a mac's better because it's silver and made of metal
I leave you for the night with this picture: Mojang use both and so do we. See how they get on so well together!
I'm seeing about 5 pc's and 1 mac in that screen - I'm also seeing that that guy's currently trying to work out how to get minecraft to work for mac while the others sit and enjoy the TV after finishing coding for windows.
And for Josh, who can't understand that both are the same: And it's 50/50 http://carl.jalbum.net/Mojang-HQ-in-the-making/
PC: Affordable even if you build it yourself. Can play every game I play. Can be repaired at home. Mac: Costs enough to pay my rent for months. Can hardly play anything I play. Has to be taken to the Apple Store and have to pay with my arm, leg and unborn child to be repaired.
What apple store do you go to. Yours is so cheap? I had to take my iPhone in once for a screen change and we had to remortgage our house.
Thanks to my mom, i know many engineers. I got to take a tour of their labs. They pick parts individually, not packages. They only ise the best parts too. Its not about budget when it comes to a top engineer. The only Mac at that location was the front desk mans personal one, since he couldnt operate the issued PC. I can play a lot more games on my PC than any Mac. Custom cases. Check out some of Maximum PCs custom cases.
I don't play Minecraft very often at all, though that's mainly because my computer can't play Minecraft. Once I get my new computer, MC won't be the only game I play by any stretch.
How about this? Lacks in some areas, but you can upgrade those in the future http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215408
And to add to the above^^^ (cant edit on my phone) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883104121 vs http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229360 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227438 I cant find any reason to justify getting the iMac.