[Mr. Blonde]

Purchase price is the only real gauge of what you’re paying

I would say total cost of ownership is the real guage of what you are paying. Apple wins that. They are useful for longer and you don't have to worry about messing with viruses and malware.

Worse, if you become a “Mac person” you’ll end up virtually computer illiterate and unable to use real PCs in the real world.

It can be hard going from an enjoyable user experience to a painful one like you get on Windows. However, most Mac users can in fact get by on a Windows machine. Chances are they have had to use them at some point extensively and that is why they are now on Mac.

[Blue Highway]

That’s what I never understood. Why is Windows a horrible experience. I use it everyday and it does exactly what I expect it to. It’s like a car, in that if it is fine tuned, it’s going to run like a champ.