I think that demand is a self-fulfilling prophecy...that those Macs are selling because they're all Apple is offering!
Apple invests a tremendous amount in market research - it really HAS to, considering how much value there is in Apple product sales relying on the "intangibles" of hip, cool, new, sexy, light, thin, etc. I have to assume their products are being evolved in the direction that lots of research has told them will sell the best.
So like it or not, it's our fault