You've probably heard the phrase "Macs are better for design" about a million times, but never really knew why. Whether or not its still true, here's where it all started. A couple in-depth, detailed, and uber-geeky articles about the history of Apple, graphics, multimedia and GUIs in general. Good reads.

Road to Mac OS X Leopard: QuickTime, iTunes, and Media Features

An Introductory Mac OS X Leopard Review: Core Graphics and the New UI