Yes, I bought a Mac for similar reasons in 2001 but you have to remember that these people were buying it for programming Unix, Java and Web Development rather than Cocoa apps.

Similarly, the college campus users were buying it for Web access and Microsoft Office without worrying about viruses (plus they look cool and/or expensive). Again, native Cocoa wasn't really a factor.

I wasn't talking about the Mac doing well (though I'd argue with that as well), but about Cocoa developers doing well.