> Mac/Apple only customers have this strong inclination for some kind of Stockholm syndrome when it comes to software
For decades, Mac users didn't have the same software choices that Windows users had, and a lot of what was available were shitty ports. When a company released high-quality Mac software, it was noticed and appreciated by Mac users.
Obviously that situation has changed in a post-iPhone world, but the culture of appreciating when someone made a really great Mac-native app is still there for a lot of people.
For decades, Mac users didn't have the same software choices that Windows users had, and a lot of what was available were shitty ports. When a company released high-quality Mac software, it was noticed and appreciated by Mac users.
Obviously that situation has changed in a post-iPhone world, but the culture of appreciating when someone made a really great Mac-native app is still there for a lot of people.