Hey, if you want an OS with no business software to speak of (or anything fancier than multimedia), sounds like you have landed.
I am happy for you.
The only business software I need is OPEN Office, it works with WORD and XL. But I still have my XP machine if I feel like doing homework.
I got the MAC so could do more digital photography and videos.
Plus, it is not nearly as susceptable to malware, viruses and the like. It's weird not having to run anti-spyware, virus checks etc., just using the built in firewall and with my router stuff in place...it's invisible.
My last five PC's have been all hand made and I was considering building a dual-core AMD machine as my next project. After checking around, the iMac dual Core Intel machines seemed a good buy, since a PC with all the bells and whistles was going to cost me about $3,200. The iMac has everything I wanted for only $2,000.
So, right now I'm on the iMac and the XP box is running the TV monitor...life is good.