Why I don’t work on a Mac, for now
The chart above shows the operating systems my customers used in 2010 to date. As an Interaction Designer it’s my job to get inside the heads of my customers as much as possible. One way I get inside their heads is by forcing myself to use the same operating system as they do. I believe it gives me some additional insight into my users when I too have to deal with that annoying UAC crap in Windows (for example).
Granted I will let myself upgrade to the latest version of Windows, I’m not that hardcore to still use XP, but when XP was the latest version of Windows I used it for years. Even though Macs are far superior (I’m definitely not a Windows fan-boy), I believe it helps me become a better Interaction Designer by doing everything I can to understand and empathize with my customer’s needs and issues.
