Three reasons why Macs are ultimately better than a poo poo PC: [b]1. Macs are actually cheaper in the long run[/b] Sure, you can buy a Windows PC for fewer up-front dollars. But the true cost of ownership should be calculated based on not only the acquisition cost, but the residual value after you sell it or trade it in. It’s the difference between those two numbers that really tells you what your computer costs to own. When you calculate the cost of ownership in that way, Macs win easily. All you have to do is compare the value of a Windows PC from, say, three years ago (which is often close to zero), and compare that to what you can get for your 3-year-old Mac. It’s virtually always no contest. [b]2. Macs are much easier to buy[/b] I tried shopping for a PC just to compare, and after about 15 minutes my eyes glazed over. When you have so many choices, not only of manufacturers, but bells and whistles and speeds and sizes, it's almost impossible to know whether you're getting the right, or best, deal. With the Mac, it's much easier to narrow down your search quickly, PLUS, be assured you're getting a well-made and well-respected product, included being loaded with a whole bunch of great software you'd have to buy extra on a PC. On top of all that, there’s no equivalent to PowerMax in the PC world. The friendly and expert staff happily helped me through the entire process. [b]3. Microsoft is for geeks, Apple is for people who just want to get things done[/b] What's pretty much true is that the back-end, server-infrastructure kinds of things is well-handled by Microsoft, because it's in the [i]land of the geeks[/i], who love to dig into the machinery and tinker with all the settings and understand all the acronyms. Those kind of people like Windows on the front end as well because they understand all the crazy intricacies and complications of the computer system. Apple isn't nearly as big in the IT world, and that's okay, because its front end user interface for [i]the rest of us[/i] doesn't require us to be computer geeks to get things done.