i'm a mac user and most of my friends have pc. at work we are 1/2 mac 1/2 pc, Pc seems best for people who like to customize and want a wide range of software, the mac is best for those who don't want to have to know a lot about how it works and whos software needs are basically personal life management or graphics. Both platforms seem to leapfrog eachother in terms of speed and processing power. As an artist I want to concentrate on my art and the mac allows me to do that with little worry about the mechanics of the computer. I will say I do love the ads and how they capture the public images of steve and bill. Mac has never been about selling all the facts in ads or on there packaging they let the web site and mac stores do that. But i have been frustrated when I go to and electronics plavce that doesn't have mac eperts to tell the details. If you live near a mac store go there for your info and answers to any hardware issues. Got a little off topic sorry, to sum things up both platforms have advantages for differnt people. And please forgive steve and us macs enthusiests for having a little fun at bills expense. After years of being told we were second rate, a little success has gone to our heads.