The Cult of Mac
, by Kahney, LeanderNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781886411838 | 1886411832
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 11/1/2004
There is no product on the planet that enjoys the devotion of a Macintosh computer. Apple's machines have legions of loyal, sometimes demented fans. Like fans of a football team, cultish TV series, or rock group, Macintosh fanatics have their own subculture, with clearly defined obsessions, rites, and passages. Fans who get Mac tattoos and haircuts; people who attend Apple Store openings; counterculture icons; people who turn old Macs into aquariums (or bongs); Ellen Fein lookalike contests; erotic fiction featuring Steve Jobs; it's all here. Wired columnist Leander Kahney exposes all sides of Mac fanaticism, from the innocuous to the in(s)ane.