Why Are Mac Users Older Than Windows PC Users?

A recent survey says about half of all Mac users are 55 or older. That’s double the share of the average home Windows PC user.

Are Mac users older than Windows users? Or, wiser? Or, both?

Technology researcher MetaFacts says over 46-percent of Mac users are 55 years old or older.

Forgive me for doubting the science of numbers, but that number just seems, well, old.

It’s not that I doubt that baby boomers can’t own or use computers. Some of my best friends are baby.... (excerpted).

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