Research runs on Apple, not MS
Scientific research uses huge amounts of Macs, mainly because of their UNIX capabilities. But that also spills over into laptops. Go to any scientific meeting and the vast majority of scientists are carrying a Mac laptop (the Air is becoming the laptop of choice).
Video production, page layout, etc, have long used Macs to do real work.
So, real, actual work is being done on Macs all the time. Apple is more than an iOS company.