Thinkpads are made by Lenovo, who have a very bad history. They have used the UEFI bootloader to install spyware.
The mac UI is nicer than the various Linux window managers.
Running a mac lets me do cross platform development
The mac UI is nicer than the various Linux window managers.
Running a mac lets me do cross platform development
Well that is entirely subjective. To me OS X is a cluttered, distracting, cold-grey mess.