It's simply not important to me what other people's motivations are.
Use what works for you. Full stop.
In audio, there's quite a bit of discussion along these lines. As long as it's bit-perfect digital output, the only discussion revolves aroud the interface. I don't actually care if it's a Mac or a PC if it can do what I want, which is present a high resolution bitstream to my DAC. Preferably over a SPIDF optical interface. I like WMP over Itunes, but that's a matter of preference. Either can manage music files, WMP does a better job for my purposes. If I had to switch I could. An awful lot of audiophiles (not MP3 listeners) swear by the Mac mini. It IS a perfect little music server. Just not my cup of tea right now.
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