Why? As far as I'm concerned, zip ties are right up there with duct tape and WD40 in the pantheon of "it fixes everything" substances. Not saying I don't like the re-positionability of velcro, but carefully-positioned and trimmed zip ties are far more attractive (and inconspicuous) than velcro.Agreed. Zip ties are the invention of the devil.
This may, admittedly, come from the fact that I do a lot of wiring on scientific hardware that involves huge bundles of signal and power wires stuffed in cable trays and routed along structural tubing; zip ties work fantastically in a situation like that, and I'd never even consider using velcro. Heck, my boss would make me take it off and replace it with something better looking if I tried.