I had a conversation with someone last night who pointed out that people are treating their Claws a bit like digital pets, and getting a Mac Mini for them makes sense because Mac Minis are cute and it's like getting them an aquarium to live in.

Just commented in reply to someone else about this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47099886

It works and is plug and play. And can also work as a Mac. But getting in short supply since Apple hadn't planned for this new demand.

Apple fans paying apple tax to have an isolated device accessing their profile.