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I guess it depends on your definition of web page in general. There were early instances of "pages" which could easily be justified as being called a web page (a Mac is technically a Mac regardless of it being PowerPC based or Intel/x86 based, right?). If you want to limit it to just HTML based pages, then I would have to agree with you. Personally I don't limit it to that though.
As far as why the Macs aren't as popular, a lot of it has to do with three things: Cost, Market Share and Education. PCs can be had for less, there's no questioning that (especially in the last 10 years). The PC also has a larger share (ok, most of it) of the market.
Generally speaking, designing a web page isn't "rocket science". Until recently you could easily get a job doing it with little or no formal education required. The pay for such jobs was also pretty low because of that. Graphic design on the other hand requires a bit more training in a formal sense. Sure people can and have done it without formal education, but that's far rarer than it is with web design. The pay is a lot better too.
Generally, those buying Macs have a bit more money to spend than those buying PCs. Companies, who thrive on the "bottom line" also play a small role here...why buy a $1000 to $2000 system when you can grab a $500 one that'll do what you need. Not saying I agree with it, but money (specifically profit) talks in the business world.
You could easily make a claim as to "the why" with any number of reasons mentioned here singularly. Some make sense, some don't (what in life ever does?). Some are easy to see, others aren't. Honestly the real reason is probably a combination of some or all the reasons mention in this thread. I don't think there's one concrete reason that it can be narrowed down to. ((And yes, I know I didn't make a good argument here on my reasons...it would just take way too much space to do so...no one would want to read it, including me.))
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