@jackgross-

Thank you very much for this comment; I found it very helpful in my decision-making. I am very interested in seeing this relationship you are mentioning as part of a critical-theoretical approach to how corporations want people to feel a certain way about their products as a useful technique to sell more items and establish a brand identity.

This was a factor I considered with my computer purchase, though decided to buy a Mac anyway for a few other reasons. That is my next blog post.

Jeffrey