But my thing about not going to a Mac or Unix is the ability to get whatever software you want for mostly free and you can get a PC for 1/3rd the price of a mac, spend 2 days and get all the utilities you want installed.
Jake I think this is highly dependent on what you use the machine for, e.g. Chet's requirements are pretty heavy-duty, whereas most people won't need much more than a browser and a word processor.
It's tough to make the argument that Mac and Linux don't have the software you need anymore. In fact, I think there are more open source alternatives for Linux (natch) than for Windows, due to their cultural differences.
I won't get into cost here. Suffice to say that pricetag != cost of ownership.
I can understand facebook, linkedin, orkut and all the other sites. I have accounts in all of these. But, I never understand myspace. In this day and age, how can they make such an ugly website and still be the most popular website.
It's tough to make the argument that Mac and Linux don't have the software you need anymore. In fact, I think there are more open source alternatives for Linux (natch) than for Windows, due to their cultural differences.
I won't get into cost here. Suffice to say that pricetag != cost of ownership.